allowing movement
The human skeleton is an endoskeleton that consists of 206 bones in the adult. It has five main functions: providing support to the body, storing minerals and lipids, producing blood cells, protecting internal organs, and allowing for movement. The skeletal system in vertebrates is divided into the axial skeleton which consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage , and the appendicular skeleton which consists of the shoulders, limb bones, the pectoral girdle, and the pelvic girdle .
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