📌 The appendicular skeleton consists of two right and left thoracic limbs and two right and left pelvic limbs, whereas the axial skeleton consists of the head, laryngeal skeleton, thoracic cage, and rachis.
Axial skeleton forms the central framework, whereas appendicular skeleton forms the four limbs.
1. Which collection of structures best represents the locomotor system?
2. A person uses the locomotor system to maintain an upright position while reaching for an object in the environment. Which functions are most directly involved in this situation?
3. Which structure belongs to the appendicular skeleton rather than the axial skeleton?
What components make up the locomotor system?
Bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, fascia, vessels, nerves, subcutaneous tissue, and skin.
What parts does the appendicular skeleton include?
Two right and left thoracic limbs and two right and left pelvic limbs.
What is bone impregnated with that makes it rigid and hard?
Calcareous salts.
What are the three types of cartilage?
Hyaline cartilage, elastic cartilage, and fibrous cartilage.
What is ossification or osteogenesis?
The transformation of cartilaginous tissue into bone tissue.
Which bones exemplify endochondral ossification?
Long bones such as the humerus.
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