Module 1: The skeletal system

The Body in Action

1. The skeleton
2. Functions of the skeleton
3. Functions of the skeleton activity
4. Regions of the skeleton
5. Axial and appendicular activity
6. Bones of the anterior skeleton
   1. Bones of the posterior skeleton
7. Types of bone
8. Classification of bone activity
9. The main bones of the skeleton
10. Bones of the skeleton activity
11. Structure and function of the vertebral column activity

Bones of the posterior skeleton

This diagram shows some of the main bones in the posterior skeleton.

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