skeletal system
Body's structural bones
The skeletal system is the framework of bones and connective tissue that supports the body, protects internal organs, and enables movement.
In humans, it comprises 206 bones along with cartilage, ligaments, and joints.
The term appears in anatomy and biology: The skeletal system provides attachment points for muscles.
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- osteologyScientific study of bones
ossification · hematopoiesis · broken bones · femur · clavicle · vertebral column · spinal cord · periosteum · humerus · funny bone · protection · rib cage · pelvis · marrow · ligament · scapula · tendon · collarbone
- body systemscirculatory system, digestive system, endocrine system, immune system, muscular system
- systemsecosystems, nervous system, computer system, immune system, circulatory system
- biological organizationcell, organ, tissue, organism, organ system
- Dog Biologymuscle structure, circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system
- anatomy diagramsanatomy chart, anatomy poster, muscle diagram, body systems, labeled diagram
- anatomy modelsbrain model, anatomical model, anatomy poster, anatomical charts, cross-section
skeletal systemmuscular system
Body's movement apparatus
musculature · soft tissue · flesh · muscles · viscera
skeletal systemsoft tissue
Non-rigid body structures
flesh · muscle tissue · fat · cartilage · connective tissue
skull, skeleton, skeletal, systemic, skeletons, ossify, skeletally, skeletonize, skeletonized