Question

1. Answer the following questions,
What are the functions of the skeletal system?
What are joints? What are their types!​

Answer 1

Answer:

The skeletal system has many different functions, including supporting the body and giving it shape, protecting internal organs, providing attachment surfaces for skeletal muscles, allowing body movements, producing blood cells, storing minerals, helping to maintain mineral homeostasis, and producing endocrine hormones.

Joints are the areas where 2 or more bones meet. Most joints are mobile, allowing the bones to move. Joints consist of the following: Cartilage. This is a type of tissue that covers the surface of a bone at a joint.

TYPES OF JOINTS:

Ball and socket joint

Hinge joint

Condyloid joint

Pivot joint

Gliding joint

Saddle joint