What are the parts of the human skeletal system?

Answer 1

well the simple answer are bones which support and protect the body. but to expand on that their is also the periosteum, a sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the bones. the skeleton is divided into 2 catagories. the apendicular skeleton and the axial skeleton. the axial skeleton are the 80 bones on the head neck back and ribs. the apendicular skeleton consist of 126 bones that make up the arms legs and pelvis and shoulders. while their are much more detailed aspects to bones. that's all their is to the skeleton. also as a side note learning the bones is easyer than you might think as over half are simply numberd copies of other bones (ex Right rib 1 right rib 2 right rib 3 and so on) learn the bones in the skull and the hard parts over.

Answer 2

The human skeleton consists of both fused and individual bones supported and supplemented by ligaments,tendons, muscles and cartilage. It serves as a scaffold which supports organs, anchors muscles, and protects organs such as the brain, lungs and heart.

The biggest bone in the body is the bone in the thigh and the smallest is the stapes bone in the middle ear. Several factors contribute to the bone density and average mass of the human skeleton including; gender, race, hormonal factors, nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle behaviors.[1] Because of these and other factors affecting an individual's weight the human skeleton may comprise between 12 and 20 percent of a person's total body weight with the average being 15 percent.[2]

Fused bones include those of the pelvis and the cranium. Not all bones are interconnected directly: there are three bones in each middle ear called the ossicles that articulate only with each other. The hyoid bone, which is located in the neck and serves as the point of attachment for the tongue, does not articulate with any other bones in the body, being supported by muscles and ligaments.