Module 3:
The Skeletal System
B one tissue is a complex and dynamic living tissue. It continually engages in a process
called bone remodeling—the building of new bone tissue and breaking down of old bone
tissue. In the early days of space exploration, young, healthy men in prime physical shape
returned from their space flights only to alarm their physicians. Physical examinations of
the astronauts revealed that they had lost up to 20% of their total bone density during their
extended stay in space. The zero-gravity (weightless) environment of space, coupled with
the fact that the astronauts traveled in small capsules that greatly limited their movement
for extended periods of time, placed minimal strain on their bones. In contrast, athletes
subject their bones to great forces, which place significant strain on the bone tissue.
Accomplished athletes show an increase in overall bone density. How is bone capable of
changing in response to the different mechanical demands placed on it?
Without bones, you could not survive. You would be unable to perform movements
such as walking or grasping, and the slightest blow to your head or chest could damage your
brain or heart. Because the skeletal system forms the framework of the body, a familiarity
with the names, shapes, and positions of individual bones will help you locate and name
many other anatomical features. This system also plays an important role in protection
through the physical shelter provided for internal organs by the cavities surrounded by the
skeleton. In addition, the marrow of certain bones forms white blood cells which fight
infection.
Module Outline
This module covers the following lessons:
1. Structure of Bone
2. Functions of Bone and the Skeletal
System
3. The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
4. The Skeletal System: The Appendicular
Skeleton
Understand: Key Concepts
Before working through this module, you might find it useful to watch these
external video clips about the Skeletal system. Just click the URLs and you will be
redirected to the website. Here are the URLs for these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsRCDph8Xew
(Musculoskeletal System Overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGqkMHPDqE&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=20
(The Skeletal System: Crash Course A&P #19)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNkI6Of2PRs
(Bone Fracture - Types, Fracture Repair and Osteomyelitis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLxYDoN634c&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOAKed_MxxWBNaPno5h3Zs8&index=21
(Joints: Crash Course A&P #20)
K W H L A Q
What do I HOW will What
What do I WANT What have I
you find out? ACTION will What new
KNOW? to know? LEARNED?
I take? QUESTION/S
do you have?
Multiple choices. Choose the one
alternative that best completes
the statement or answers the
question.
1. Which of the following is NOT a bone of the axial skeleton?
A. deltoid
B. ethmoid
C. sphenoid
D. hyoid
2. Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?
A. hemopoiesis
B. hemostasis
C. peristalsis
D. glycogenolysis
3. In which of the following bone structures do osteocytes live?
A. osteons
B. canaliculi
C. lacunae
D. lamellae
4. Which bone is most superior?
A. manubrium
B. occipital bone
C. cervical vertebra #3
D. patella
5. What is a “trochanter”?
A. part of a femur
B. a feature of the pelvis
C. a projection that forms part of an articulation
D. a groove in which lies a tendon
6. One of the functions of bones is to make red blood cells. What is this process known
as?
A. Hemolysis
B. Hemopoieses
C. Haematuria
D. Haemostasis
7. Where do osteocytes reside?
A. In lamellae
B. In endosteum
C. In trabeculae
D. In lacunae
8. Which of the following describes the movements known as pronation and supination?
A. The flexing of the arm with respect to the forearm around the elbow.
B. The swiveling of the foot to the medial and lateral directions.
C. The twisting of the wrist while the elbow is held motionless.
D. The rotation at the shoulder that causes the arm to describe a cone shape.
9. Which of the following is NOT a “long” bone?
A. the humerus
B. the tibia
C. a carpal
D. a metacarpal
10. Which one of the following is a bone that is embedded within a tendon?
A. sphenoid
B. hyoid
C. ethmoid
D. sesamoid
11. Which bone of the head has a synovial joint?
A. The sphenoid
B. The maxilla
C. The mandible
D. The hyoid
12. What are the bones of the fingers known as?
A. short bones
B. metacarpals
C. carpals
D. phalanges
13. Which of the following comprise seven bones?
A. Cervical vertebrae
B. Carpals
C. Cranial bones
D. Lumbar vertebrae
14. Which term below refers to a depression in a bone?
A. tuberosity
B. fossa
C. tubercle
D. condyle
15. Where are blood vessels in compact bone found?
A. in the canaliculi
B. in the periosteum
C. in the lacunae
D. in the central canal
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