BMSC11001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Irregular Bone, Axial Skeleton, Scapula

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25 Jul 2018
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Week 5 - the skeletal system and the axial skeleton. The skeletal system has many functions, both structural and homeostatic. Supports soft tissues provides attachment sites - ligaments and tendons protects internal organs - e. g. skull protecting the brain assists in movement - as act as levers for movement in skeletal muscle. Store and release minerals - e. g calcium and phosphurus. Red bone marrow produce blood cells yellow bone marrow stores triglycerides (potential source of energy) Bones are classi ed due to their shape and there are many di erent types: Long bone, short bone, at bone, irregular bone and sesamoid bone. Long bone: have a greater length than width and the consist of a shaft with 2 extremities e. g. humerus (upper arm) or femur (thigh bone) There are di erent regions to the long bone; epiphysis - proximal and distal ends (the ends of the long bone) metaphysis - joins the epiphysis to the diaphysis (shaft).

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