The document summarizes key aspects of the human skeletal system, including:
- Bones are classified by shape as long, short, flat, irregular, or sesamoid. Long bones have compact bone shafts and spongy bone ends.
- Bones develop through intramembranous or endochondral ossification. Endochondral bones form from cartilage models.
- Growth occurs at epiphyseal plates until fusion in early adulthood. Nutrients like vitamin D are important for bone development.
- The skeletal system is divided into the axial skeleton including the skull and vertebral column, and appendicular skeleton including the limbs.