Skeletal system

                             Skeletal system

Function : The skeletal system is a mean of support for the body. You can think of it as the trunk and branches of a tree. It supports and keeps it all upright. It also protect vital organs such as the heart, brain, lungs etc. Another vital thing it does is produce blood. Blood cells are made in the bone marrow.

Organs : The bones are the main and only organ of the skeletal system. It also includes cartilage,tendons, and ligaments.  All of these have the same function. They make support for the body. Bones keep you upright and protect your organs. Cartilage is a more flexible form of protection but it  is located at the nose and the ear. Then tendons you can think of as a tape between bones and muscles it keeps it connected. Then of course your ligament that connects your joints. The first joint is the elbow joint is a hinge joint that connects the humerus, ulna, and radius of your arm.   Then there is the Hip joint that is a ball and socket joint.  It connects the pelvis to the femur. The last joint is the vertebral column this allows your torso to move from side to side.

Interaction with other organs:
The skeletal works very closely with the muscular system. Literally the muscles surround the bones perimeter. Muscles allow your bones to be able to be used at a full motion. It makes it so you don't just have sticks that hold you in place but let you move and articulate your body. Without one another they would just be a nuisance to the bodies function.

Analogy: The skeletal system is like the outside of a
dream catcher. All the strings work together like the different organs yet they would just be a pile of string (organs) if they did not have the frame to keep them in place. The frame of the dream catchers outside is what keeps everything in its place just like your bones do for your body.


Structure and Function: The femur is  the bodies largest bone. It is places at the thighs. The femurs job is to hold the weight of the top of your body and also to be a connecting point to your calf.  The femur looks like any other bone it is just a huge version of it.  It has to hold most of your organs and other bones and everything else weight wise.  Most organs are places above the waist so you need something strong to support that. Now its size makes it easier for it to support the weight it cant be thin or it would snap under pressure yet it cant be too thick or it would be heavy for anything below it.  Its shape is just the standard shape for most bones but it is a single bone on each side so that does mean it could be easier to break it. That is why its thick enough to not brake easily or that would be big painful trouble for us.