Health and Physical Education{PANKAJ KUMAR}

 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

 A well designed fitness assessment provides student teacher with the necessary information to design a proper programmed of fitness for each student. There are five components of health related fitness. Health related fitness in important component of physical education.  before learning the method of measuring of various components of health it would be better to know about these components in brief.  1. Cardiovascular Endurance: It requires a strong heart healthy lungs and clear blood vessels to supply the body with oxygen. It is the ability to exercise the entire body for long period of time. This is an important component of fitness. There are various test to measure the cardiovascular endurance such as.  2. Muscular Strength: There are various test to measure muscular strength. It is the amount of force a muscle or muscle groups can exert.  as partial push up, weight lifting with heavy,  weight with few repetition, pull ups, partial curl up, etc.  3. Muscular Endurance: It can be