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Overview of the Human Skeleton by Darishana is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The human skeleton is composed of 206 bones by adulthood and serves six major functions - support, movement, protection, production of blood cells, storage of minerals, and endocrine regulation. It can be divided into the axial skeleton (vertebral column, rib cage, skull) and appendicular skeleton (pectoral girdles, pelvic girdle, bones of upper and lower limbs). The skeleton allows movement through bones and joints, with muscles attached to bones powering movement coordinated by the nervous system.
- Author
- Darishana
- Language
- EN