Structure, function and importance of the musculoskeletal system

In this topic

• What the system is made of and what it does
• The skull and the skeleton of the trunk
• The skeleton of the arms and legs
• How bones join, and the marks of upright walking

Key terms

• Musculoskeletal system
• Skeleton
• Joint
• Suture
• Fontanelle
• Vertebral column
• Intervertebral disc
• Rib cage
• Red bone marrow
• Synovial fluid
• Ligament
• Arch of the foot

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