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SYSTEM 1. CHERYL
2. SAMUEL
3. DEI
4. SATRIA
5. MERLYN
WHAT IS
SKELETAL SYSTEM?
4. Storing minerals
Bone marrow is the part of bone that
The human skeletal system stores two important
functions to produce blood cells. Bone
minerals, namely calcium and phosphorus. marrow is soft and can be found in
Calcium and phosphorus are needed by cells to certain bone cavities.
function properly, especially nerve and muscle
cells.
Short bones are small in size. Some of the bones that
Short
belong to this group of bones are the knee (patella) and
Bones
the bones in the feet and hands.