Normal Bone

 Skeleton FrontSkeleton Back

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Human_skeleton_front_en.svg, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Human_skeleton_back_en.svg,

 Divisions of the Skeleton

Axial skeleton

–Skull

–Hyoid bone

–Vertebral column

–Thoracic (rib) cage

Appendicular skeleton

–Limbs

–Girdles

Physiology of Bone

  • Provides framework
  • Provides levers upon which muscles act to move the body
  • Protection of organs
  • Mineral storage
  • Hemopoiesis (blood cell formation)
  • Energy storage