Human skeleton (front). Note the right forearm is pronated.
The human skeleton is the supportive and protective internal framework of the body that also serves as levers to allow locomotion.
The skeleton is composed of about 206 bones in adulthood, but this occurs after about 270 bones at birth become fused in maturity.
The human skeleton is divided into the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
Axial Skeleton
the skull
vertebral column,
the rib cage, and
other associated bones
Appendicular Skeleton
(attached to the axial skeleton)
shoulder girdle,
the pelvic girdle,
the bones of the arms, and
the bones of the legs
Six Major Functions of Skeleton
Support
Movement
Protection
Production of blood cells
Storage of minerals, and
Endocrine regulation
By LadyofHats Mariana Ruiz Villarreal – Own work. Image renamed from File:Human skeleton front.svg, Public Domain, Link
