| A | B |
|---|
| inmovable joint | connect bones in a way that allows little or no movement |
| movable joint | allows the body to make a wide range of movements |
| bones and skull held together | example of an inmovable joint |
| allow the body to make a wide range of movements | movable joint |
| ball and socket joint | allows the greatest range of motion Ex. shoulder and hips |
| pivot joint | allows one bone to rotate around another |
| top of your neck | Example of a pivot joint |
| hinge joint | allows extensive forward or backward motion. |
| our knee allows us to bend or straighten your leg | example of hinge joint |
| gliding joint | allows one bone to slide over another |
| wrists and ankles | examples of gliding joints |
| functions of skeletal system | shape, support, enables you to move, protects internal organs, produces blood cells and stores materials your body need. |
| femur | longer bone in human skeleton |
| femur | connects pelvic bones to the lower leg bones |
| structures of bone | outer membrane, compact bone, spongy bone, bone marrow |
| canals | structures in the bone through which the blood vessels run |
| osteoporosis | condition in which the body's bone became weak |
