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Your organs are soft, and a hit could damage them. The skeleton provides a hard cage to surround them.

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Do you have a skeleton to protect your organs and to help us move and support your body?

Do we have a skeleton to protect our organs and to help us move and support our body


What are 3 reasons why you have a skeleton?

to stand to move and protect your organs


What organs do skeletons protect?

Your skeleton gives shape to your body, only the ribs protect the organs such as the heart, lungs, diaphragm and your skull protects your brain.


What are the major functions of the skeleton system?

to protect (our,your,my) vital organs and support your skin.


How does the skeleton provide protection for the human body?

Pad and protect bones, abdominal muscles protect internal organs and reinforce and cushion joints


What is the major function of the axial skeleton?

The major function of the Axial Skeleton is to provide central support for the body and protect the internal organs


What is the skeleton's most common purpose?

Skeleton provides support to the whole body n serve as a framework. It also protect internal organs.


Main jobs of the human skeleton?

To support the body and give it's shape. Also to protect internal organs.


How many bones are there normally in your skeleton?

The human skeleton typically consists of 206 bones. These bones provide support, protect organs, and allow for movement in the body.


What structures does the three major component of axial skeleton areas protect?

The brain, lungs, heart, digestive organs and the urinary organs. Also in females the uterus.


Which structural joint type in not commonly found in the axial skeleton?

The synovial joint is not commonly found in the axial skeleton because it allows too much mobility for the axial skeleton where protection and support of internal organs calls for immobility. The axial skeleton consists of the bony and cartilaginous parts that support and protect the organs of the head, neck, and trunk.


Does a skeleton protect bones?

The skeletal system provides support for your body, gives your body shape (both of which assist movement), and protects your body organs from injury's. Bones contain marrow which helps produce red blood cells. Without the skeleton, would would not be able to stand upright, walk, or run, or bend at the spine or joints.