Skeletal: Functions of the skeletal system Flashcards

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Support

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Bones give you shape and provide supporting framework for the soft tissue in your body

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Protection

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Bones surround and protect vital organs.
Eg pelvis protects reproductive organs and cranium protects your brain.

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Source of blood cell production

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Blood vessels feed the centre of your bone, bone marrow is stored within.
This continually produces red and white blood cells

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Store of minerals

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Bones hold minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, essential for bone
growth and health. These minerals are released into the blood

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Attachment

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Your skeleton provides a surface for muscle attachment. Tendons attach
muscles to bone. Muscles contract and pull on bones.

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Leverage

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The bones provide a lever system against which muscles contract, and pull to
create movement

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Weight bearing

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Bones are strong to support your weight. Large forces are applied to your body
and your skeleton is strong to prevent injury

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Reducing friction across a joint

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The skeleton has many different types of joint; synovial joints secrete fluid that
prevents bones rubbing together, reducing friction.

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