Learn and revise about the structure of the skeletal system and the vertebral column with this BBC Bitesize GCSE PE Edexcel study guide.

The Skeleton System provides the hard structure or framework to the human body which support and protects the body. It is composed of connective tissues like bones, cartilage, tendons and ligaments.

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Skeletal muscles are antagonistic – they work in opposition to each other to create movement. When skeletal muscle receives a signal from the somatic (motor) nerve, it shortens, pulling one bone ...

The skeletal system consists of bones and joints, and functions to shape, support and protect the body and organs. It also works to produce blood cells and immune cells. Learn more.

GK Questions and Answers on Bones, Joints and Muscles Human skeleton consists of 206 bones. The skeletal system is categorised in to axial and appendicular skeleton.