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).
The skeletal system is made up of bones and joints. Bones are a dry dense tissue that is composed of calcium phosphorous and organic matter. The bones are protected and covered by a layer of fibrous connective tissue membrane called the periosteum (Brown, et al., 2015, p. 1547). There are two basic types of bone tissue: Compact Bone and Spongy Bone. Compact bones are dense smooth bones, while Spongy bones are composed of small needle-like pieces of bones and open space. Bones are then categorised according to the shape of the bone into four groups: long, short, flat and irregular. Long bones characteristically are typically longer then they are wide and generally have a shaft with heads at either ends e.g. the humerus. They are mainly compact bones. Short bones
The musculoskeletal system provides support for the body as it provides protection, protecting the body from any possible damage. The limbs of the body, e.g. arms, legs, hips and shoulders help support and keep the body held up. Many other bones support different parts of the body such as the rib cage supports and protects all the organs which are located inside the rib cage, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys and others. The shape of the skeleton allows us to cope with
The long bone is composed of cartilage which covers both ends of the the bone(the epiphysis) and it helps prevents bones rubbing off each other (friction) and also is a shock absorber. The outer layer of the long bone is the hard compact bone, this allows the hollow part of the log bone some strength. The spongy part in the long bone ( in the epiphysis where the red bone marrow is stored , this allows for red blood cells to be produced. There's also a yellow bone marrow in the centre of the bone(marrow cavity) this allows for white blood cells to be produced. The shaft of the bone is also called the diaphysis. The periosteum of the long bone has no cartilage but also is a protective layer of the long bone , this is also where tendons and ligaments connects.
As the remodeling process that conducts by both of the cells is unstable, the bone tissues are affected too. Bones consists of two types of bones tissue which is compact bone and spongy bone. Compact bone also known as cortical bone is the hard outer layer of the bone and it is found beneath the periosteum. It provides support and protection and withstands the stress produce by weight and movement. Meanwhile, spongy bone also called as trabecular or cancellous bone is usually found at the end of the long bones. The spongy bone tissues have a honey-comb like structure. In osteoporosis, the bones tissue start to break down faster than it can regenerate. Hence, the bones tissue slowly lose their density and becomes thinner. Plus,the holes structure
The Skeletal System is the framework of the body, which protects and supports the body tissues and internal organs. The Skeletal System also are made up of cartilage and calcified bones that collaborate to help process movement happen smoother. The Skeletal System interacts with the Muscular System. The muscles in our body connect to our skeleton and they contract and move the skeleton along.
There are two major types of bone; trabecular (also called cancellous or spongy), and cortical (also called compact). Cortical bone is denser and hard, whereas trabecular bone is a honeycomb network
Bones have tons of information, facts, sections, vessels, and cells. There are many different types of bones according to shape: long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones. Long bones, like the femur, are found in arms and legs. Short bones are cube like and mostly found in wrists and ankles. Bones are covered with periosteum, a tough connective tissue that contains blood vessels. These vessels transport blood and nutrients to nurture bone cells. Also inside the cell are two types of marrow, red and yellow. Bone marrow is soft, spongy tissue found in hollow spaces inside bones. Red bone marrow is made of mainly hematopoietic tissue while yellow bone marrow is made of fatty tissue. These two tissues give marrow its color, vascularity,
The skeletal system has two different parts, the “axial skeleton” which has a a total of 80 bones and consists of the vertebral column,the rib cage and the skull.And the “appendicular skeleton” which has a total of 126 bones and consists of the pectoral girdles, the upper limbs, the pelvic girdle, and the lower limbs. The skeletal system is made up of the skeleton, axial skeleton, skull, backbone, bony thorax, appendicular skeleton, upper appendages, the hand, lower appendages, bone composition, bone structure, composition of the bone, periosteum, compact bone, and the spongy bone. The main organ of the skeletal system are
The skeletal system is made up of cartilage and bone. Both bone and cartilage are connective tissues, that is, they are composed of cells in a matrix with intracellular fibers. Just imagine connective tissue as a gelatin salad with grapes and coconut. The grapes would represent cells, the gelatin the support material for matrix, and the pieces of coconut the intracellular fibers. By changing the amounts of each ingredient and adding extra substances, we can produce a material that is very hard like bone and can withstand weight or softer like cartilage which can be used as a cushioning material.
The skeletal system includes the osseous tissues of the body and the connective tissues that stabilize or interconnect the individual bones. The bone is a dynamic tissue. Throughout the lifespan, bone adjusts to the physiologic and mechanical demands placed on it by the processes of growth and remodeling.
Next, the bones are the foundation of your body structure. Humans have two hundred and six bones, which starts from our head to the toes. The hands has bones to maintain its shape. If we don’t have bones then we will be flat without support from it. The bones helps us withstand gravity on Earth. The bones are there, so the muscles and skin can cling on to it. The bones are built to withstand impact and its durability depends on your intake of milk with vitamin D. Therefore, the skin, muscle, and bone are connected throughout the human
The skeletal system of a grown human is made up of 206 different bones. The bones are attached together by tendons, cartilage, and ligaments. A bone is split into different layers. The outer layer of a bone is very sturdy and solid. The next layer is fairly malleable. The substance in the middle of a bone, is called bone marrow. Bone marrow is where blood cells are constantly being generated. If humans did not have bone marrow in their bones the tissues of the body could not generate ATP (Adenosine triphosphate). ATP is how energy is used and stored away. The skeletal system is very important for everyday functions such as movement, protection of internal organs, and support, which is needed for survival. Without the skeletal system we would
The aspects of this system that were of particular interest to me was the skeleton. It is extremely fascinating to see how 206 bones come together to form this framework of the human body, which makes up to approximately 20% of our overall body mass. It offers the body an ‘infrastructure’ site for other bones, tissue or muscle to attach itself to (Main 2010). For instance, the ribs attach itself posterior the spine to protect the lungs and heart. Additionally, the spinal cord is comprised of 26 bones and is estimated to measuring up to 40 to 50cm long (Dafny 2015). Each of the five regions of the vertebral column, excluding the coccyx, curves in a specific way to provide flexibility to the body. The bones of the column gradually become larger
Our femur bone is up to 2 feet long while our wrist bone is very small. Our bones fall into 4 different categories long, short, flat and irregular. Long bones are well long. Our arms and legs all have long bones. They are elongated in shape and size. Short bones are cube shaped and can be found in our wrist or ankle. Thin bones are a little curved and flat or thin. Our ribs and shoulder blades are examples of flat bones. Irregular bones are bones that don’t fit into the other 3 types. Hip bones and the vertebrae are examples of irregular bones. (Function and Classification of Bones,
First, we need to understand what a bone actually is. You can hear bone-dry on a daily basis but actually bones are actually quite alive with nerves , blood vessels etc. Without bones in our body we would just be a blob and unable to move anything in our body. A bone divides into three layers periosteum, haversian canals and bone marrow. The first layer is the periosteum layer, it covers the whole part of the bone minus areas where cartilage connects the bone to a joint. The second layer is known as the Haversian canal which transports nerves and blood vessels throughout the human body. The third layer is known as compact bone or spongy bone, spongy
The skeletal system contains two types of bone tissue, cortical bone tissue is the outside surface of the bone which makes the bones hard. The other bone tissue is the tubecular bone tissue found inside of the bone. The tubecular bone tissue is different from the outer bone tissue because it is less hard and contains many small open spaces. The tubecular layer of the bone is where red blood marrow is found and also where the stem cells of the bone is found, such as osteoblast cells and