Skeletal+-+Function

1. Support //>framework for the body// //>provides attachment for muscles//
 * Function of the Skeletal System**

2. Protection //>Protects organs to reduce injury//

3. Movement //>with the help from muscles, it allows for movement//

4. Storage of minerals //>such as calcium and phosphorus//

5. Production of blood cells //>blood cells are produced in the marrow of bones// 1. Long bones - these bones have a greater width than length (femur, tibia, humerus, etc.) 2. Shorts bones - these bones have equal length and width (carpals, tarsals) 3. Flat Bones - thin, flat bones that offer protection (sternum, cranium bones, scapula) 4. Irregular bones - these bones have complicated shapes (face and vertebrae) 5. Sesamoid bones - can often be found in tendons where friction and physical stress is present ( ex. patella) 6. Sutural bones - found in between the fused bones of the skull (bones are un-named)
 * Types of Bones**

1. Cartilage - reduces friction and absorbs shock 2. Compact Bone -This is the hard tissue that typically surrounds the bone 3. Spongy Tissue - located in between the compact bone and contains the bone marrow 4. Growth Plates - located at each end of a bone
 * Functions of bone parts**

__RESOURCES:__ http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/HumanBody/Skeletal/Skeletal_System.php