What does the human skeleton do?

The human skeleton is the internal framework of the body. It is composed of around 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to around 206 bones by adulthood after some bones get fused together. The bone mass in the skeleton reaches maximum density around age 21. read more

The skeletal system performs numerous vital functions, including body support, movement, protection, calcium storage, blood cell production and endocrine regulation. These functions are essential to every other function of the human body, contradicting the common myth that the skeleton is only structural. read more

skeletal system, human Front and back views of the human skeleton. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The human skeleton, like that of other vertebrates, consists of two principal subdivisions, each with origins distinct from the others and each presenting certain individual features. read more