Types of Skeletal Systems
This text discusses hydrostatic skeleton, exoskeleton, endoskeleton,the skull, the vertebral column, the thoracic cage, human appendicular skeleton, the pectoral girdle, the upper limb, the pelvic girdle, the lower limb, and evolution of body design for locomotion on land. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.
Topics
- abduction
- acetylcholinesterase
- actin
- adduction
- amphiarthrosis
- angular movement
- appendicular
- skeleton
- appositional growth
- articulation
- auditory ossicle
- axial skeleton
- ball-and-socket joint
- bone
- bone remodeling
- calcification
- cardiac muscle
- carpus
- cartilaginous joint
- circumduction
- clavicle
- compact bone
- condyloid joint
- coxal bone
- cranial bone
- depression
- diaphysis
- diarthrosis
- dorsiflexion
- elevation
- endochondral ossification
- endoskeleton
- epiphyseal plate
- epiphysis
- eversion
- exoskeleton
- extension
- facial bone
- femur
- fibrous joint
- fibula
- flat bone
- flexion
- forearm
- gliding movement
- gomphosis
- haversian canal
- hinge joint
- humerus
- hydrostatic skeleton
- hyoid bone
- hyperextension
- intervertebral disc
- intramembranous ossification
- inversion
- irregular bone
- joint
- lamella
- lateral rotation
- long bone
- lower limb
- medial rotation
- metacarpus
- metatarsal
- motor end plate
- myofibril
- myofilament
- myosin
- opposition
- osseous tissue
- ossification
- osteoblast
- osteoclast
- osteocyte
- osteon
- patella
- pectoral girdle
- pelvic girdle
- phalange
- pivot joint
- planar joint
- plantar flexion
- pronation
- protraction
- radius
- resorption
- retraction
- rib
- rotational movement
- saddle joint
- sarcolemma
- sarcomere
- scapula
- sesamoid bone
- short bone
- skeletal muscle tissue
- skull
- smooth muscle
- spongy bone tissue
- sternum
- supination
- suture
- suture bone
- symphysis
- synarthrosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
- synovial joint
- tarsal
- thick filament
- thin filament
- thoracic cage
- tibia
- trabeculae
- tropomyosin
- troponin
- ulna
- vertebral column
- appendicular skeleton
- calf bone
- hip bone
- human skeletal system
- human skeleton
- kneecap
- locomotion
- musculoskeletal system
- ribcage
- shinbone
- skeleton evolution
- thighbone
- skeletal system
- middle ear
- spine