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The skeletal system consists of bones, joints, cartilage, and ligaments. Bones provide structure, protect organs, allow movement, store minerals, and form blood cells. There are 206 bones in the adult that are classified as long, short, flat, or irregular. Long bones have a shaft and heads, contain compact and spongy bone, and examples are the femur and humerus. Bones grow through childhood by cartilage formation and replacement with bone at the epiphyseal plates. Fractures are breaks in bones that can be c
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- Jemimah FV
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- EN