Skeletal System Functions, Organs & Diseases - Lesson -

The skeletal system is your body's support structure Its parts include your bones, muscles, cartilage and connective tissue like ligaments and tendons

The Anatomy of the Skeletal System The skeletal system comprises 206 bones and has two main parts—the axial skeleton and the appendicular

skeletal system The 206 bones of the skeletal system carry out six important anatomic and physiologic functions: They protect internal tissues and organs; for example, the

respiratory system Contents · Functions of the skeletal system · The skeleton · Parts of a bone · Types of bone · Bones and growth · Roots, suffixes, and prefixes · Cancer Focus