Support - Gives your body shape & provides supporting framework, Protection - The bones of your skeleton surround & protect vital tissues and organs in your body., Attachment for skeletal muscle - Attachment for skeletal muscle, Source of blood cell production - Bones are not completely solid as this would make your skeleton heavy. Blood feeds to centre of the bone and is stored in the Bone Marrow., Store of minerals - The bone is a reservoir for minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. Essential for bone growth and maintains the bones health., Leverage - The bones provide a lever system against which muscles pull to create movement., Weight bearing - Your bones are very strong and will support your weight., Reducing friction across joints - The skeleton has many joints of different types. Fluid in the Synovial joints prevents rubbing together, reducing friction between bones.,

Function of the skeletal system

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