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The Skeletal System: The Framework That Supports Us

The Skeletal System: The Framework That Supports Us

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The skeleton does much more than hold us upright.

We explore bones, cartilage, joints, growth, repair, and bone remodeling. Along the way, we see how the skeletal system protects organs, stores minerals, supports blood cell production, and provides the framework on which muscles generate movement.

Sources and further reading:

  1. Moore KL, Dalley AF II, Agur AMR. Clinically oriented anatomy. 8th ed. Baltimore: Wolters Kluwer; 2017.
  2. Hall JE, Hall ME. Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology. 14th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2020.


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