Apprenticeship Learning Log
Date of Learning:15/01/25
Time: 9:30 – 16:30
Title of learning activity: All Introduction to the Musculo – Skeletal System
Diary of Learning activity
(itemise learning activity and reflect on the main points of learning from each. You should identify for each entry the relevant KSB)
Reflection on Learning Activity (include model of reflection e.g. Driscoll or Gibbs):
The Musculo – Skeletal System, consist of the:
– bones of the skeleton
– their joints
– skeletal (voluntary) muscles, which moves the body
Type of bones:
- Flat (sternum)
- Short (carpals)
- Long (femur)
- Irregular (vertebrae)
- Sesamoid (patella)
All type of bones contains two types of bone tissue:
- Compact bone is dense and strong, forms outer shell of bones. Makes up about 80% of the body total bone mass.
- Spongy bones fill all or part of the bone interior. Makes up about 20% of the body total bone mass.
Adult body has 206 bones.
Child body has 300 – 350 bones
Infant body has over 300 bones.
Bones stop growing at age 21
The main labelling of the Skeleton in Anterior View:
- Cranium
- Clavicle
- Scapula
- Sternum
- Ribs
- Humerus
- Radius (goes down to the thumb)
- Ulna (next to the Radius)
- Pelvis
- Carpal bones
- Metacarpal bones
- Phalanges
- Femur
- Patella
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Tarsal bones
- Metatarsal bones
- Phalanges
In the Lateral view to above, we need to add:
- Calcaneus bone
Today’s session helps me to understand the main function of the Muscular System such us: movement, support, protection, heat circulation and blood circulation. If Musco – Skeletal System is damages this causes chronic pain and mobility issue.
Musculoskeletal conditions include conditions, which effects:
- joints, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, spondylarthritis.
- bones, such as osteoporosis, osteopenia and associated fragility fractures, traumatic fractures.
- muscles, such as sarcopenia.
KSBs addressed:
K9: Understand the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people
K14: Understand the importance of health screening
K15: Understand human development from conception to death, to enable delivery of person-centred safe and effective care
S15: Identify people who are eligible for health screening
S33: Maintain safe work and care environments