Can you Picture it?Can you Picture it?

Plus some interesting Skeletal factsPlus some interesting Skeletal facts

Your bones are 4 times as Your bones are 4 times as strong as concretestrong as concrete

What’s wrong with this picture?

Over half the body's bones are in the Over half the body's bones are in the hands and feethands and feet

Label the numbers as they appearLabel the numbers as they appear

The smallest bone found in the human body The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the middle ear. The stapes (or is located in the middle ear. The stapes (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres longstirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long

Name the 5 regionsName the 5 regions How many bones are How many bones are

in each regionin each region How many are How many are

moveablemoveable

The femur is about 1/4 of your heightThe femur is about 1/4 of your height

What bone is this?What bone is this?

Did you know that humans and giraffes have Did you know that humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks? the same number of bones in their necks? Giraffe neck vertebrae are just much, Giraffe neck vertebrae are just much, much longermuch longer

What is represented in the pictures below? Are What is represented in the pictures below? Are they the same type? How can you tell?they the same type? How can you tell?

You have over 230 moveable and semi-You have over 230 moveable and semi-moveable joints in your body.moveable joints in your body.

What is represented in the pictures below? Are What is represented in the pictures below? Are they the same type? How can you tell?they the same type? How can you tell?

The bone that is broken most is the clavicleThe bone that is broken most is the clavicle

What is the importance of articular What is the importance of articular cartilage?cartilage?

What is represented in the pictures below? Are What is represented in the pictures below? Are they the same type? Where is it commonly found?they the same type? Where is it commonly found?

The foot bones grow faster than any The foot bones grow faster than any other bones in the bodyother bones in the body

What is the dark structure at the top What is the dark structure at the top of the photo?of the photo?

Humans babies are born without KneecapsHumans babies are born without Kneecaps

Should a rib need to be removed, it can Should a rib need to be removed, it can regenerate itself within 3 monthsregenerate itself within 3 months

When viewing a picture like this, When viewing a picture like this, how can you differentiate between how can you differentiate between

the cell types?the cell types?

Human bones are never more than 20 years Human bones are never more than 20 years oldold

Can you identify the layers of Can you identify the layers of ossification?ossification?

The strength of bone comes from its The strength of bone comes from its inorganic components of such inorganic components of such durability that they resist durability that they resist decomposition even after deathdecomposition even after death

Is this an x-ray of a child or adult? Is this an x-ray of a child or adult? How can you tell?How can you tell?

What components of a bone do What components of a bone do these pictures represent?these pictures represent?

What components of a bone does What components of a bone does this pictures represent?this pictures represent?

What process does this picture What process does this picture represent? And in which part of the represent? And in which part of the

bone does it occur?bone does it occur?

What is the main difference What is the main difference between these pictures?between these pictures?

What doe B represent?What doe B represent?

What is this? And how can you tell?What is this? And how can you tell?

Is this an infant or adult? What are Is this an infant or adult? What are discriminating features?discriminating features?

Infant SkullInfant Skull

What type of joint are we looking What type of joint are we looking at?at?

What structure is the arrow pointing What structure is the arrow pointing to?to?

What is the name of the bone What is the name of the bone located under the chin?located under the chin?