AP PSYCHOLOGY

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: -Mineral storage – the bones themselves are made of minerals and act as a mineral store for calcium and phosphorous, which can be given up if the body requires the minerals for other functions. Attachment of muscles – the bones of the skeleton provide surfaces for the attachment of muscles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bones are made up of a framework of a protein called collagen, with a mineral called calcium phosphate that makes the framework hard and strong. Bones store calcium and release some into the bloodstream when it’s needed by other parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body, making up 1.5 to 2% of the total body weight. Approximately 1, 200 g of calcium are present in the body of an adult human; more than 99% of that amount is found in bones.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bone provides shape and support for the body, as well as protection for some organs. Bone also serves as a storage site for minerals and provides the medium-marrow-for the development and storage of blood cells.