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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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