Functions of Bone

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Bones support by:

providing a framework

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  • Skull - brain

  • Vertebrae - spinal cord

  • Ribcage - heart and lungs


protection

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Skeletal muscles attach to bones by tendons using bones as levers to move the body


anchorage

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  • Bones are reservoirs for calcium and phosphate

  • Bones release these minerals into the bloodstream as needed


mineral storage

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Blood cell formation

hematopoiesis

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Hematopoiesis occurs in the red marrow

blood cell formation

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Fat is stored in the yellow marrow inside long bones

fat storage

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Bones produce osteocalcin, a hormone that helps with many body processes

hormone production