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Human skeleton | Parts, Functions, Diagram, Facts | Britannica The human skeleton is the internal framework for the human body It consists of many individual bones and cartilages, as well as bands of fibrous connective tissue—the ligaments and the tendons—which serve in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton
The structure and functions of the human skeleton | Britannica The human skeleton has two main subdivisions: the axial, comprising the vertebral column and much of the skull, and the appendicular, to which the pelvic girdles and the bones and cartilages of the limbs belong
Skeletal system parts and functions | Britannica The skeleton supports the body and protects its internal organs It is held together by ligaments and moved at the joint s by the muscle s, which are attached to it The skeletal system includes both bones and cartilage
human skeleton Facts | Britannica The human skeleton is the internal framework for the human body It consists of many individual bones and cartilages, as well as bands of fibrous connective tissue—the ligaments and the tendons—which serve in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton
Human skeleton - Axial, Visceral, Bones | Britannica Human skeleton - Axial, Visceral, Bones: The cranium—the part of the skull that encloses the brain—is sometimes called the braincase, but its intimate relation to the sense organs for sight, sound, smell, and taste and to other structures makes such a designation somewhat misleading
Skeleton | Definition, Diagram, System, Parts, Facts | Britannica This designation includes bone and the various fibrous substances that form the joints, connect bone to bone and bone to muscle, enclose muscle bundles, and attach the internal organs to the supporting structure For a more detailed discussion of the human skeleton, see skeletal system, human
Human skeleton - Spinal Cord, Bones, Joints | Britannica Human skeleton - Spinal Cord, Bones, Joints: For the spinal cord, with its tracts of nerve fibres traveling to and from the brain, the placement in relation to the spinal column is somewhat like that of a candle in a lantern
Human skeleton - Mandible, Muscles, Joints | Britannica The assumption of erect posture during the development of the human species has led to a need for adaptation and changes in the human skeletal system The very form of the human vertebral column is due to such adaptations and changes
Vertebral column | Anatomy Function | Britannica The human skeleton has two main subdivisions: the axial skeleton, which includes the vertebral column and much of the skull, and the appendicular skeleton, which includes the pelvic and pectoral girdles and the bones and cartilages of the limbs