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Skeletal System Functions and Anatomy by Carl Justine Pablo Corral is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The skeletal system serves five primary functions: support, protection, movement, storage of minerals and fats, and blood cell formation. It consists of 206 bones classified into the axial and appendicular skeletons, with the axial skeleton including the skull and vertebrae, and the appendicular skeleton comprising the limbs and girdles. Bone growth occurs through ossification, with cartilage being replaced by bone tissue during development.
- Author
- Carl Justine Pablo Corral
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- EN