Pathophysiology- Musculoskeletal System
Fall 2015
Owings
NURS 305
Musculoskeletal System BONES and CARTILAGE Includes bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and other connective tissue Axial Skeleton= Skull, thorax, vertebral column, (axis of the body) Appendicular Skeleton= upper and lower extremities, shoulders, and hips girdles Bones: Specialized form of connective tissue Site of fat and mineral storage as well as hematopoiesis 206 bones in