Chapter 6: Learning Outcomes

List and describe the five (5) general functions of the skeletal system.

Identify tissues of the skeletal system.

Describe the shapes of bones.

Classify bones according to their shapes.

Name an example from each group of bones according to their classification.

Describe the macroscopic structure of a long bone, and list their functions.

Describe the microscopic structure of a long bone, and list their functions.

Discuss in detail the function of bones.

Distinguish between intramembranous and endochondral bones.

Explain how intramembranous bones develop and grow.