The Skeletal System

Your BONES•Produce blood•Protection•Give shape.•Help move•Provide chemical storage

What category do your bones belong to?

Axial skeleton

Appendicular skeleton

What category do your bones belong to?

Axial Skeleton: The Skull & Vertebral Column

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.