The Skeletal
System
Why do we
need it?
How can I
take care of
it?
The Skeletal
System
Why do we
need it?
How can I
take care of
it?
Why do you need your
bones?
Your bones protect your other important
body parts.
Your bones give you shape.
Blood cell formation
Site for muscle attachmentbody
movement
Mineral storage (calcium especially
)
My skull…
protects
my
brain.
My rib cage…
…
protects
my
heart
and
lungs.
What would you look like
without bones?
Without bones
inside you
to give you shape,
you would be a
BLOB!
Interesting facts
The longest bone in your body is
the bone above your knee, the
thighbone.
Your funny bone isn’t a bone at all.
When you were born, you had
more than 300 bones. By the time
you stop growing, you’ll have 206.
Your bones are living. They grow
as you get older.
What can you do to take
care of your skeletal
system?
Skeletal Summary
The skeletal system has
two jobs:
1.
protects our other important
body parts.
2.
gives us shape.
Skeletal Summary
It is important to take care of
our skeletal system by:
1.
Exercising
2.
Playing carefully
3.
Eat dairy foods
4.
Sitting up straight