NUTRITION
THE HUMAN BODY
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Question
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Which of these best describes the function of the skeletal system?
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transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body
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supports and protects tissues and organs
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removes harmful wastes from the cells of the body
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breaks down food into a form that cells can use
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Explanation:
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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Support, Movement, and Protection Just as the steel beams of a building provide a scaffold to support its weight, the bones and cartilage of your skeletal system compose the scaffold that supports the rest of your body. Without the skeletal system, you would be a limp mass of organs, muscle, and skin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bone, or osseous tissue, is a hard, dense connective tissue that forms most of the adult skeleton, the support structure of the body.
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