ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Nasal Concha, Vomer, Coccyx
1 Apr 2014
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Intro to human skeleton gross structure of bone all of our bones are made up of 2 boney tissue. Found in external surface gives bones its characteristics dense; few pores or spaces. Found on ends of long bones- arms and legs. Support, for the tissues muscles and tendons framework for structural support. Protection for vital tissues and organs protecting different parts of the body. Mineral reservoirs, bone is a tissue, it is living and has function reacting to internal and external stressors calcium is one of the reservoirs bone can retain for us. Movement, without our skeleton, our tendons, ligaments and muscles would not work, based on insertion etc. Axial and appendicular skeleton axial- skull, mandible, hyoid, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, sacrum forms the main midline axis of body. appendicular- shoulder, girdle, pelvic girdle, bones of arms and legs. In infants, the bones of cranium still forming so they are not going to be connected yet.
