Skeletal system PPT

skeletal system  What does the skeletal system do? At the simplest level, the skeleton is the framework that provides structure to the rest of the body and facilitates movement  White blood cells – make up the body's immune system Platelets

In addition to all those bones, the human skeletal system includes a network of tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect the bones together THE SKELETAL SYSTEM HAP Unit 4th Page 2 THE SKELETAL SYSTEM Parts of the skeletal system include: Bones Joints Cartilages

Contents · Functions of the skeletal system · The skeleton · Parts of a bone · Types of bone · Bones and growth · Roots, suffixes, and prefixes · Cancer Focus  Bones, muscles and joints make up the musculoskeletal system Learn more about their function as well as conditions and injuries that affect them