The document summarizes the different types of bones in the human skeletal system, including flat bones that provide protection, short bones found in the wrists and ankles, irregular bones that make up the spine, and long bones that are longer than wide like those in the fingers. It also provides facts about the smallest bone, how many total bones are in the body, where bone marrow is found, and that bones stop growing by age 25.

1. The Skeletal System! 

2. Bone Dance – Hannah Montana!

3. Types of Bone Flat bones – (shoulder blades and ribs) give protection and provide surface to which muscles can attach Short bones – knobby nugget shapes, which are nearly equal in length and width. (Bones in ankles and wrists) Irregular bones – have complicated shapes and do not fit into any of the other groups. (bones that make up your back bone) Long bones – longer than they are wide. They are slightly curved to make them stronger. (bones in your fingers)

4. Random Facts! The smallest bone in your body is the stirrup in your ear. Bones meet at joints. 206 bones in your body Patella is in the knee. Bone marrow is in the center of the bone. Your bones will stop growing by the age of 25. 26 bones in the vertebrae.

5. Types of joints! Ball and socket – pelvis and femur. Hinge – knee and leg. Gliding or sliding – wrist. Pivot – neck

6. Review! 1. What’s the smallest bone in the body? 2. Bones meet at: 3. How many bones does an adult human have? 4. The bones in your spine are called: 5. The patella is located in the: 6. What’s in the center of a bone? 7. Your bones will stop growing by the time you’re: 8. How many bones are in the spine? 9. The _______ bone protects your brain. 10. The rib cage protects your what?

7. Study this!

8. Answers!

9. Homework!