The Skeletal System

Human Body & Health Easy 12 words1 plays

An articulated model of the bones of a hand resting on patterned cloth, with a red drape behind it.
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  • CALCIUM
  • CARTILAGE
  • COLLAGEN
  • FRACTURE
  • GROWTH PLATE
  • LIGAMENT
  • MOVEMENT
  • PERIOSTEUM
  • RED MARROW
  • SKELETAL
  • SPONGY BONE
  • TENDON

Collagen and calcium build the tissue that holds you up. The skeletal system is more than a stack of bones, with a periosteum sheath wrapping it, red marrow turning out blood cells inside spongy bone, and ligaments tying bone to bone. Tendons anchor muscle, and growth plates lengthen the frame into adulthood.

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