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level: Intro to Skeletal System

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
What consists the human skeletal system?	bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons and accounts for about 20% of the body weight
Function of the skeletal system which correlates to: support and protect the soft organs of the body	provide a rigid framework
Function of the skeletal system which correlates to: the fused bones of the cranium surround the brain to make it less vulnerable to injury. Vertebrae surround and protect the spinal cord and bones of the rib cage help protect the heart and lungs of the thorax	protects the soft body parts
Function of the skeletal system which correlates to: bones work together with muscles as simple mechanical lever systems	to produce body movement
True/False, fill in the blank: Bones contain less calcium than any other organ. The intracellular matrix of bone contains less amounts of ______, the most important being calcium phosphate.	False; bones contain more calcium and contains large amounts of calcium salts
The formation of blood cells, mostly takes place in the red marrow of the bones	Hematopoiesis