• Gives the body structure

• Protects internal organs

• Works with muscles to allow the body to move

Functions of skeletal system

Helps you move

Protects organs

Gives you shape

Bones:

• Store minerals (ex: calcium)

• Bone marrow inside bones makes red & white blood cells

• Joints allow the body to bend and move

• held together by ligaments

Joints:

• Works with skeletal system to allow body to move

• Works with skeletal system to give body shape

• Produces heat

Functions of muscular system:

Cardiac Muscle Tissue Skeletal Muscle Tissue

-Found only in the heart

-Helps heart beat

-Helps you move

-Connected to bones by connective tissue called tendons.