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How does the skeleton function in cell production?
It is a major contributor of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. It also has cells in the bone itself that make and break down bone called osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
What are four function of the skeleton system?
Protects some major organs from injury eg. Heart.Provides a framework that supports the body.Provides and Protects red bone marrow.Provides a storage site for excess Calcium.
What is the major function of the heavy bone which surrounds the spinal cord?
The bone protects it.
Does a reptile's skeleton contain carilage or bone?
A reptile's skeleton contains bone.
What is the major function of CLS?
bone or blood cancer
What is your biggest bone in a skeleton?
The pelvis, or hipbone, is the largest and heaviest bone in the human skeleton.
What bone is below the waist in human skeleton?
The femur bone is below the waist in the human skeleton. It is the thigh bone and the longest bone in the body.
What is the largest bone in the appendicular skeleton?
The largest bone in the appendicular skeleton is the femur, which is the thigh bone. It is also the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
Is skeleton a single bone or group of bones?
Skeleton is not a single bone. Group of bones makes a skeleton The adult human skeleton usually consists of 206 named bones.
Much of an infant's skeleton is bone?
An infant's skeleton is actually mostly cartilage. If a fetus's skeleton was bone, childbirth would be much harder. As calcium deposits in that cartilage, it begins to convert to bone.
What is the unarticulated bone in the axial skeleton?
hyoid bone
What is the protective layer that covers bones?
Cortical bone, or compact bone, is one of two main types of osseous tissue. Cortical bone is dense and forms the surface of bones, contributing 80% of the weight of a human skeleton. It is extremely hard, formed of multiple stacked layers with few gaps. Its main function is to support the body, protect organs, provide levers for movement, and (shared with cancellous bone) store minerals. The other major type of bone is trabecular or cancellous bone; it is spongy and makes up the bulk of the interior of most bones, including the vertebrae.
