Functions/Importance of the skeletal system

1. it gives support, shapes and rigidity to the body
2. Skeleton protect delicate organs of the body e.g the cranium protects the brain while the sternum
3. Protect the heart and the hung
4. Skeleton makes the body to move
5. The ribs and the sternum take part in respiration
6. The long bone marrow manufacture the raw blood cell
7. The skeleton provide space for attachment of muscle
8. The skeleton stores some mineral salt e.g calcium and phosphorus