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The FIVE main functions of the skeleton are:
1. SUPPORT (skeletal muscle, tendons, internal framework etc)
2. PROTECTION (axial skeleton [ribcage, skull, spine], vital organs, etc.)
3. MOVEMENT ( joints, lever&pulleys, skeletal muscle, etc.)
4.BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION (red & white ceel production in bone marrow etc.)
5.MINERAL STORE (calcium stored in bones etc.)
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