Mobility L.1

• Introduction to Assistant Nurse
• Special Education

Mobility

what do we need to move?

brain

bones

muscles

nerves

joints

ligaments

Why do we need the Skeleton?
لماذا نحتاج الهيكل العظمي؟

Function of the skeletal system

* support the soft tissues (maintain body form and posture)

* protect the body organs

* involved in movement (as a system)

* stores minerals and fat

* produces blood cells

Skeletal system

How many bones does our body has?

1. 184
2. 206
3. 238
4. 254

function of joints

* providing flexibility to the skeleton

* making different types of movement possible

* providing stability to specific structures like the skull or discs in spine

Joints

movements of joints

rotation: shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist, hip

up and down: elbow, fingers

stable: skull, hand,foot

Muscles

600 muscles total

3 types of muscles

skeletal muscles (contract x relax)

heart (cardiac muscles)

smooth muscles (organs)

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What is the function of the ligaments?
ما هي وظيفة الأربطة؟

Ligaments

connection between bone and muscle

Play out hand movement

use all these components

brain, bone, muscle, ligament, spinal cord, motor nerve

handing out pictures of the components

Skeleton	الهيكل العظمي
Ligaments	الأربطة
Joints	المفاصل
Movement	الحركة
Rotation	التقليب
Muscles	العضلات
Nerves	الأعصاب

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