A physician in explaining the functions of the skeleton to a client. These include to provide the body with a structural framework as well as to:
a. restrict movement of muscles attached to the skeleton
b. act as a protective casing for internal organs such as the brain, heart and lungs
c. storing sodium and releasing it when needed by the body
d. breakdown blood cells in the red bone marrow
B
The skeletal system consists of bones attached to each other by cartilage and strong ligaments. The functions of the skeleton are to provide the body with structural framework, act as a protective casing for internal organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs, allow movement by muscles attached to the skeleton, store calcium, phosphorus and magnesium and release these minerals when the body requires them, and manufacture blood cells in the red bone marrow.
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