LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 4
The Human Skeletal System.
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-14.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
4-1.
Define skeleton.
4-2.
Name four functions of the human skeleton.
4-3.
Name the layers and describe the basic
structure of an individual bone, name and
describe the parts of an individual long bone,
and describe the periosteum and the blood
supply of an individual bone.
4-4.
Describe the development of an individual
bone.
4-5.
Name four types of bones by shape.
4-6.
Describe major categories used in
classification of joints.
4-7.
Name the major parts of a "typical" synovial
joint.
4-8.
Name and describe classifications of synovial
joints according to the kind of motion and
number of axes.
4-9.
Name and define the two major subdivisions of
the skeleton.
4-10. Describe a typical vertebra. Name the regions
of the vertebral column and give the number of
vertebrae in each region. Describe the
intervertebral discs and ligaments that hold
vertebrae together.
4-11. Describe the thoracic cage.
4-12. Describe the skull.
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