Skeletal System Research Paper

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Skeletal System is when a bunch of bones, muscle and tissues work together to make to make a life form move. There are 209 bones in a human body. With those 209 bone they help with things like protecting your organ, helping you move and make important blood cell your body needs to survive. There are many organs/ Function the skeletal system have. With the skeletal system, we are going to start with the major organs thats connect everything. There are Tendons, Cartilage, Ligaments and joints. First, Tendons are white flexible bands that connect the muscle to the bone. If you tore a tendon then you would still be able to stand but it would hurt to stand for a long period of time. Then, Cartilage is a white, firm padding protecting the end of a long bones at the joints. Cartilage can be hurt as easily but when it does it usually heals on it's own. Ligaments are small bands that are tough yet flexible and connect tissues that are connected to the bone. If …show more content…

Some of these are hinge, pivot, saddle, ball and socket, and condyloid. First, According to innerbody.com “Hinge joints are formed between two or more bones where the bones can only move along one axis to flex or extend”. Hinge are located in the knee, ankle, and hip. Next, pivots are rotation around the axis. There are only 3 pivot joints they are located in your neck, elbow and wrist. Then, there is saddle, innerbody.com says “bones forming the joint is shaped like a saddle with the other bone resting on it like a rider on a horse.”. You can find saddle joints in your thumb. Following this, there is the Ball and socket, a ball and socket is located in your hip and shoulder. A ball and socket is a joint that allows you to flex rotate and extend your body. Lastly , Condyloid is when one bone fits into another cavity of a bone. Condyloid is located in your wrist, nuckles, and toes. Now you see that these joint help you move, we can move on to

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