The Skeletal System

As we continue our journey, there are many things that I've learned. With this topic, I've learned that the skeletal system is a wondrous structure that serves more functions than simply providing a framework for the human body. I've known that we can classify bone types according to their shape. Long bones are longer than they are wide and are found in our arms and legs. Short bones are fairly equal sized in width and length. Flat bones are thinner bones that can be either flat or curved. While the irregular bones are like the parts of a jigsaw puzzle. I've also learned that bones are covered with periosteum which is a tough and fibrous connective tissues. Each bone end is called epiphysis and the regon between the two ends is called the diaphysis. There is also what we call "bone tissue" which has two types, the compact and the spongy bone. I've known that ossification is the formation of bone in the body. Bones grow longitudinally in order to develop height and they grow horizontally in order to be more efficient to support the body weight. Cartilage is a special form of dense connective tissue. It also make a flexibe connection between bones. Joints are formed when two or more bones are joined together. Ligaments are whitish bands that connect from bone to bone.

There are many things that I've learned in this topic. The reporter included everything but it could have been much better if she had activities regarding the topic and had her own examples.

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