2. SKELETON:206 BONES
THE PURPOSE OF THE SKELETON
• Give shapes and firmness 坚固
• Provides levers for muscle to work
• Protect the important organs
• Produce blood
• Storage mineral and others.
3. The major bones of the body
The skull
• 28bones: 8 the cranium(头盖骨),14 the face ,
6 the ear ossicles 听小骨
• protect brain
The vertebral column
• Known as spine , made up 33 vertebrae
• 5 regions : cervical ,thoracic , lumbar, sacrum and coccyx.
The ribs and breastbone
• 12 pairs
• 7 pairs are attached to breastbone. Last 2 pairs are front floating-
ribs.
6. The structure and function of joints
IMMOVABLE:
• Allowing no movement
• Exp: skull, pelvis
MOVABLE:
• The ball and socket joints: shoulder, hip joints
• Hinged joints: elbow joints
• Slightly movable joints : foot ,spine
8. The function of Muscles
• Enable movement
• Provides posture 姿势
• Heat production
How muscles work
Voluntary muscles: (例如:眼皮)
• under control
• Movement is co-ordinate through the motor nerves
Involuntary muscles : (例如:心脏)
• Vital重要 organs, cant be controlled by the time
• Work all the time, even when we sleep
Biceps muscle 二头肌
Triceps muscle 肱三头肌