AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The skeletal system works as a support structure for your body. It gives the body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals. The skeletal system is also called the musculoskeletal system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The spinal cord, a pathway for messages between the brain and the body, is protected by the backbone, or spinal column. The ribs form a cage that shelters the heart and lungs, and the pelvis helps protect the bladder, part of the intestines, and in women, the reproductive organs.

Detailed explanation-3: -In your body, the skeleton works very closely with the muscular system to help you move. Without the bones of your skeleton, you would be a blob of water-filled tissues. The bones create a framework to which your muscles and organs can connect.

Detailed explanation-4: -Human Axial Skeleton The function of the axial skeleton is to provide support and protection for the brain, the spinal cord, and the organs in the ventral body cavity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bones also protect internal organs from injury by covering or surrounding them. Your ribs protect your lungs and heart, the bones of your vertebral column (spine) protect your spinal cord, and the bones of your cranium (skull) protect your brain (Figure 10.1.