Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Health and Science/Bones, Muscles, and Movement/3/en

2. List three functions of the skeletal system.

1. The skeletal system provides support to a body. Without a skeleton, a Pathfinder would be a shapeless blob.
2. The marrow inside bones produces blood cells.
3. The skeletal system protects the internal organs from physical harm.
4. Bones serve as a place where the body can store minerals for later use.
5. Bones also serve as levers against which the muscles pull to accomplish motion.