11.5 Overview of the Skeletal System

Question 1

What are the five main roles of the vertebrate skeletal system?

Answer 1

1. support the body
2. provide framework for movement
3. protect vital organs
4. store calcium
5. hematopoiesis

Question 2

What is hematopoiesis?

Answer 2

synthesis of the formed elements of the blood

Question 3

What are the two divisions of the skeletal system?

Answer 3

axial and appendicular

Question 4

What bones make up the axial skeleton?

Answer 4

skull, vertebral column, and rib cage