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By Toby Campbell

Support Protection Attachment for Skeletal Muscle Source of Red Blood Cell Production Store of Minerals

This part of the skeleton is there for PROTECTION over vital organs such as the brain. These are the three main bones:Cranium - Brain Vertebral Column - Spinal Cord Rib Cage - Vital Organs within the Chest

This part of the skeleton is there to allow MOVEMENT. Most of the bones in the human
body are there for this reason. Here are the most obvious examples:-

Femur Humerus Shoulder Girdle

Long Bones - Femur Short Bones - Carpals Flat Bones - Scapula Irregular Bones - Vertebral Column Sesamoid Bones - Patella

ilium

pubis ischium

Irregular Bone

Protects the Spinal Cord

Provides Support

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