INTRODUCTION
Basic components of the skeleton
The skeletal system composed of the cartilages, bones and other related connective tissues (ligaments and tendon), which gives support and protection to the body. The skeleton is the body frame and thus, it gives shape to the body. Another important function of the skeleton is it involvement in locomotion
The human skeletal system is conveniently divided into two functional parts,
The appendicular skeleton is made up of the bones of the girdles (pectoral and pelvic) and the limbs (fig.1). The pectoral girdle consists of the scapular and the clavicle. Connection between the axial and appendicular skeleton is by means of the clavicle (collar bone). The pelvic girdle composed of two innominate bones, which are joined together at the pubic symphysis. Each innominate bone consists of three fused bones, the iIium, the ischium, the pubis. The appendicular skeleton is mainly concern with the locomotion and the manipulation
Basic components of the skeleton
The skeletal system composed of the cartilages, bones and other related connective tissues (ligaments and tendon), which gives support and protection to the body. The skeleton is the body frame and thus, it gives shape to the body. Another important function of the skeleton is it involvement in locomotion
The human skeletal system is conveniently divided into two functional parts,
- The Axial skeleton
- The Appendicular skeleton.
The appendicular skeleton is made up of the bones of the girdles (pectoral and pelvic) and the limbs (fig.1). The pectoral girdle consists of the scapular and the clavicle. Connection between the axial and appendicular skeleton is by means of the clavicle (collar bone). The pelvic girdle composed of two innominate bones, which are joined together at the pubic symphysis. Each innominate bone consists of three fused bones, the iIium, the ischium, the pubis. The appendicular skeleton is mainly concern with the locomotion and the manipulation
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