BIOL 030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Thoracic Cavity, Medullary Cavity, Thoracic Wall

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Organization of the skeletal system: it is composed of bones, cartilages, joints, and ligaments, it accounts for approximately 20% of body mass, it includes 206 named bones, it is divided into two divisions- axial and appendicular skeletons. Support the large leg bones act as pillars for the body trunk and the ribs anchor the thoracic wall. The skeleton provides framework that anchors all soft organs. Protection the rib cage encloses the thoracic cavity and the skull and vertebrae surround the soft tissue of the nervous system. Blood cell formation hematopoiesis occurs within the marrow cavities of the bones. Storage fat is found in the interior of the bones. The bone matrix serves as a reserve for various minerals. Movement skeletal muscles use the bones as levers. Each bone is composed of two layers: outer layer: made up of compact bone which is hard and strong, inner layer: made up of spongy bone.

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