Function of skeletal System Classification of Bones and Type of joint Health and physical education
There are 213 bones in children and 206 bones in adult. This system is a combination of various bones. These bones are joined together by ligament. Bones provided support and protection to the delicate organ of our body. Some of the bones act as levers in our body. Skeleton or skeletal system can be divided into two part for better understanding. 1. Axial Skeleton 2. Appendicular Skeleton 1. Axial Skeleton: This is Skeleton consists of the following bones. 1. Skull - 28 2. Sternum - 1 3. Ribs - 24 4. Hyoid bone - 1 5. Vertebral column - 26 for adult , 33 for child. 2. Appendicular Skeleton: This is Skeleton consists of the following bones. 1. Upper limbs - 64 2. Lower limbs - 62 Function of Bones 1. Provide Support: The bones are the principal organs of support. They support the whole body. 2. Provide protection: Bones provide protection for some of the soft and delicate organs of the body suc