Skeletal System

The five functions bones are; to form a sturdy framework for the entire body, protect delicate structures, work as levers with attached muscles to produce movement, store calcium salt, produce blood cells in red bone marrow. The long bone helps with these functions mostly because of it size. Three of aging on the skeletal system are; loss in calcium salts and decreased ability to form protein framwork, cellular metabolism slows, bones are weaker, less dense, and loss of muscle tissue are all effects of aging on the skeletal system.

1- A function of the Skeletal System that is essential to life is the bones because there are many functions of the bones such as support , protection, movement, blood formation, detoxification, and mineral storage and balance.

With out the support we wouldn’t be able to function in the right way. The skeletal system is very important because of the bones that are found in our body, nearly all bones hold our vital organs in place whilst you are moving.

The skeletal system has 6 main functions and makes up 18% of the overall weight of the human body. (Tortora and Derrickson, 2011)

Bones possess five important functions including, support, protection, movement, storage and blood cell formation (Marieb, 2012). Bones protect and support the body by acting as a rigid framework surrounding delicate organs and tolerating enormous pressure when weight bearing and moving (Marieb, 2012). Bones are also responsible for storing fat, minerals and producing blood cells (hematopoiesis) within the cavities of bone marrow (McCance & Huether, 2014) (Marieb,

bones are essential as they surround internal organs e.g. your heart which stops them from getting damaged. Bones are a living tissue which is muscular and firm; slightly to resist breaking. The bones get their strength from storing minerals e.g. calcium and phosphorus. They produce blood cells which help the body fight against infections. Your bones allow you to walk and run as they work together with muscles. Bones can be flexible as well due to collagen. This makes it hard for the bones to break. However, bones can easily become brittle and this can be due to old age but when

To make a movement, the brain will send a message to the nerves to tell the muscles to contract. Muscles are made of fibres and cells, are attached to tendons, touch and very strong tissues are connecting the muscles to the bones. Every tendon is covering by a synovial sheath; also known as a tendon sheath, “a double-walled tube with a thin film of synovial fluid that acts as a lubricant to allow the tendon to glide along smoothly”. For us to make a movement, muscles will contract and the tendons will pull the bones along.

Bones serve five main purposes: to form a sturdy framework for the body, to protect delicate structures, to work as levers with attached muscles to produce movement, to store calcium salts, and to produce blood cells. Long bones are hard and dense, which provides strength and structure. Long bones contain both yellow and red bone marrow, both of which are vital for blood cell production. They also allow muscles to work to their maximum potential. Their size enables them to protect delicate structures. Its size enables it to assist the body. With age, the human body experiences a loss of calcium salts. The bones become weaker and it becomes more difficult to move. Humans can also experience a loss of balance.

The human skeleton is the internal foundation of our body and is primarily compose of bones, teeth, and joints. The bones help support, facilitated movement, and protect the human body. These various functions enable organisms to grow larger, move better, protect effectively, and heal faster. Bones provide a framework that supports the body and acts like fortification that protects soft organs. The bones of the lower limbs that act as pillars to support the trunk body when we stand and the rib cage support the thoracic wall are a good example. Many bones of the body provide support, but it is especially the long bones. An important function of the skeletal system is

Osseous tissue provides essential functions in the body. It protects our vital organs and the bone marrow within this tissue provides our bodies with blood cell production needed to support our other internal organs. Ligaments connect our bones together by joints to allow for our bodies flexibility. In essence, if we didn't have bones, we wouldn't have the proper blood cell production to support our other organs. Without bones we wouldn't have the proper protection against damage to our internal organs. without bones we wouldn't have the muscles and ligaments to allow us to have flexibility. In whole, without bones we would have no way to move to take care of ourselves. We would have no way to protect our internal organs from damage. Most importantly,

Skeletal Muscle- These types of muscles are those of which attach to bones and have the main function of contracting to facilitate movement of our skeletons. They are also referred to as striated muscles due to their appearance. We have direct control over them through nervous impulses from our brains sending messages to the muscles. Contractions can vary to produce fast, powerful movements or small precise actions.

The musculoskeletal system is a made up of the muscular system and the skeletal system. The skeletal system provides the internal framework for the body, it protects the organs by enclosing it and anchors skeletal muscles so that the muscles can contract thus causing movement. The skeleton is divided into two divisions: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 94). The Axial skeleton are the bones that have formed the longitudinal axis of the body which is made up of the skull, the vertebral column and the thoracic cage (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 98). The Appendicular skeleton are the bones of limbs and griddles that are attached to the axial skeleton (Taylor & Cohen, 2013, p. 103).

Bone serves the organism at multiple levels: As a system, bones permit the organism to locomote effectively and to maintain posture by bearing loads without deformation, by providing rigid attachment sites for muscles and acting as a system of levers to amplify small movements. As an organ, bones protect the viscera and house the hemopoietic tissue (red marrow). As a tissue, bones serve as a reservoir of readily mobilizable calcium, an

Overall all the long bones make up the majority of a person’s weight, especially the femur. The femur is the longest bone within the human body and bares most of a person’s weight and also helps to maintain balance of the skeleton.

Have you ever thought about how humans would be without bones? They would not be able to function the way that they do now if it did not have bones. The skeletal system is a highly important system in the human body, it functions as support, protection, and creation of red blood cells. This system is composed of bones and joints, an average adult contains 206 bone and an average child contains 270 bones because as a person grows the bones fuse together to create a single bone. The skeletal system is divided in to two major category: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton has 80 bones in the midline axis which contains the bones of the head and the trunk; while the appendicular axis has 126 bones which include the bones from the limbs, pectoral and pelvic regions. There are only a few select bones that are mainly affected by the Paget disease these include the pelvis and the tibia which belong to the appendicular axis; however, other bones that could be affected are the femur, spine, skull, clavicle, and fibula.