BCS0030 - Anatomy and Physiology: The Skeletal SystemThe skeletal system includes all the bones of the body plus the joints where they attach to each other. Our skeleton protects our internal organs, provides a framework or scaffolding that allows us to stand upright and move, stores minerals that our body needs to function properly, and produces blood cells.
Our muscles, pulling this way or that way on our bones, produce movement, and without the protection of our skeleton, even a simple bump on the head or chest could injure vital internal organs. Pound-for-pound the bones of the skeletal system are stronger than steel. | 
