Skeletal system

•What is the skeletal system?

• It is your body’s central framework

• It is a tough membrane that covers and protects the outside of the bone.

• It is the smooth and flexible substance covers the tips of your bones where they meet

• It's a band of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.

What are the ligaments?

• •Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.

• •bands of tissue that connect the ends of a muscle to your bone.

• •It enables bones to move without friction (rubbing against each other).

• • These joints allow limited movement.

What are the immovable joints?

• •These joints allow limited movement. The joints in your rib cage are partly movable joints.

• •Immovable joints don’t let the bones move at all, like the joints between your skull bones.

• •Immovable joints allow a wide range of motion. Your elbow, shoulder, and knee are movable joints.

• •Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.

What are the tendons?

• •Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.

• •Bands of tissue that connect the ends of a muscle to your bone.

• •This smooth and flexible substance covers the tips of your bones where they meet.

• •It enables bones to move without friction (rubbing against each other).

What are the cartilage?

• •Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.

• •Bands of tissue that connect the ends of a muscle to your bone.

• •This smooth and flexible substance covers the tips of your bones where they meet.

• •It enables tendons to move without friction (rubbing against each other).

What are the slightly movable joints?

• •These joints allow limited movement. The joints in your rib cage are partly movable joints.

• •Movable joints don’t let the bones move at all, like the joints between your skull bones.

• •Movable joints allow a wide range of motion. Your elbow, shoulder, and knee are movable joints.

• •Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.

What are the freely movable joints?

• •These joints allow limited movement. The joints in your rib cage are partly movable joints.

• •Movable joints don’t let the bones move at all, like the joints between your skull bones.

• •Movable joints allow a wide range of motion. Your elbow, shoulder, and knee are movable joints.

• •Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together.