Anatomy & Physiology › Section F · Bone tissue › Topic F.1
Skeletal functions and bone classification
A skeleton in a museum looks like dead scaffolding, but the bones inside you are living organs that hold you up, move you, guard your organs, bank your minerals and make your blood. Sorting bones by shape is the first step in seeing how their form fits each of these jobs.
In this topic
- Bone, cartilage and the skeletal system
- Support and protection
- Movement
- Mineral storage
- Bone marrow: blood cells and fat
- Worked example: sampling red marrow
- How many bones?
- Long and short bones
- Flat, irregular and sesamoid bones
- Worked example: classifying five bones
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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