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Unit 4 The Skeletal System

Lessons (select one)

Topics
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 1 General Introduction - General Functions
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 2  Tissues and Tissue Processes of Skeletal Elements Connective Tissues - Piezoelectric Effect - Building Up, Tearing Down, and Rebuilding of Bone Tissue
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 3  Definition and Types of Bones Definition - Types
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 4  A 'Typical' Long Bone General Structure - Origin and Development
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 5  A 'Typical' Flat Bone General Structure - Origin and Development - Special Conditions of the Flat Bones of the Cranium
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 6  Sesamoid Bones General - Example-Patella
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 7  Definition and Types of Joint Introduction - Material Holding Joint Together - Relative Mobility
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 8 A 'Typical' Synovial Joint Introduction - Bones - Articular Cartilages - Joint Capsule - Synovial Membrane, Fluid, and Cavity - Ligaments - Skeletal Muscles
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 9  The Axial Skeleton Introduction To the Human Skeleton - Introduction To the Axial Skeleton - Skull  - Note About the Vertebral Column - Motions of the Head - Weight Bearing - Protection of the Spinal Cord and Its Membranes - Motion of the Vertebral Column -Functions of the Rib Cage
pointer_blue.gif (844 bytes) Lesson 10  The Appendicular Skeleton Introduction - The Girdles - General Structure of the Limbs - Functions of the Lower Member - Functions of the Upper Member

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Identify and describe functions of major skeletal components.
  • Match important skeletal elements with their functions.

 

 

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