Isikhehle somuntu

Isikhehle somuntu siwuhlaka lwangaphakathi lomzimba womuntu. Lwakhiwe ngamathambo angaba ngama-270 lapho ezalwa – leli nani lincipha libe ngamathambo angama-206 lapho umuntu ekhula ngemva kokuba amanye amathambo exubana, singabali amathambo ahambisanayo .  Isisindo samathambo ogaga sakha cishe amaphesenti ali-14 wesisindo somzimba wonke (cishe u-10–11 kg kumuntu ojwayelekile) futhi sifinyelela esisindweni esiphezulu phakathi kweminyaka engama-25 no-30.  Isikhehle somuntu singahlukaniswa sibe uhlaka lwe-axial kanye nohlaka lwe-appendicular . Isikhehle esiphakathi sakhiwa umgogodla, ugaga lezimbambo, ugebhezi, namathambo ahlobene. Isikhehle esixhumele noma esinamathele esikheheleni esiphkathi, sakhiwa amagagana wamahlombe, ibhande le-pelvic kanye namathambo ezigalo zangaphezulu nangaphansi.

Isikhehle somuntu sinemisebenzi eyisithupha emikhulu: ukusekela, ukunyakaza, ukuvikela, ukukhiqizwa kwamangqamuzana egazi, ukuqoqonga izimbiwa, kanye nokulawulwa kwamadlala.

 Amagama wamathambo 
Bone - iThambo

Bonemarrow -umnKantsha

Cartilage - unQwanga

Tendon – usinga, umsipha

Joint - iLunga

Skull - uGebhezi

Jaw bone - umHlathi

Cheek bone - isiDindi

Brow bone – iThundu

Breastbone - umthivothi

Eye socket - uKhopho

Nasal - umBombo

Verterbra – inGogodla, inqwababa

Vertebrae – izingogodla

Cervical vertebrae – amaZongwe

Thoracic vertebrae - amaGxalaba

Lumber veterbrae – izimfundo

Secrum - iqhelendunu

Tailbone, coccyx - indunu

Clavicle - inQwababa

Shoulder blades – iziPhanga

Spinal cord - umHlandla

Ribs - izimBambo

Humerus & Radius - uGalo

Ulna – imBilathi

Metacarpal - iziSekminwe

Hip bone - inQulu

Pelvic bone - iThebe

Rump - iGonondo

Groin - imBilapho

Femur - uGalo

Patella - iVi

Tibia - uMondlo

Intercarpal joint - iQuphu
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