QUESTIONS
1. Give 5 functions of a skeletal system
2. What are the two major divisions of the human skeleton?
3. What is the function of axial skeleton?
4. What makes up the axial skeleton?
5. What makes up the appendicular skeleton?
6. Explain how the organs of the skeletal system
works together?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. > Blood Cell Formation
Protection of Internal Organs
Body Support
Storage of minerals and fat
Facilitation of Movement
2. > The two broad divisions of the skeleton are the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
3. > The function of the axial skeleton is to provide support and protection for the brain, the spinal cord, and the organs in the ventral body cavity.
4. > The axial skeleton includes the bones that form the skull, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage.
5. > The bones of the appendicular skeleton make up the rest of the skeleton, and are so called because they are appendages of the axial skeleton.
6. > The bones of the skeletal system serve to protect the body's organs, support the weight of the body, and give the body shape. The muscles of the muscular system attach to these bones, pulling on them to allow for movement of the body.
Answer: 1.Allows movement
Produces blood cells
Protects and supports organs
Stores minerals
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