mobility

• Introduction to Assistant Nurse
• Special Education

mobility

what do we need to move?

brain

bones

muscles

nerves

joints

ligaments

function of the skeletal system

* support the soft tissues (maintain body form and posture)

* protect the body organs

* involved in movement (as a system)

* stores minerals and fat

* produces blood cells

Skeletal system

how many bones does our body has?

1. 184
2. 206
3. 238
4. 254

function of joints

* providing flexibility to the skeleton

* making different types of movement possible

* providing stability to specific structures like the skull or discs in spine

Joints

movements of joints

rotation: shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist, hip

up and down: elbow, fingers

stable: skull, hand,foot

Muscles

600 muscles total

3 types of muscles

skeletal muscles (contract x relax)

heart (cardiac muscles)

smooth muscles (organs)

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ligaments

connection between bone and muscle

play out hand movement

use all these components

brain, bone, muscle, ligament, spinal cord, motor nerve

handing out pictures of the components