See Also: Skeleton(health)
skeleton(dictionary)
skeleton key(dictionary)
skeleton(encyclopedia)
skeleton(medicine)
skeleton(dictionary)
jaw skeleton(medicine)
skeleton thoracicus(medicine)
visceral skeleton(medicine)
Bones of the skeleton(health)

skeleton (sh)




Bony framework of the body.

It includes the skull, vertebral column, collarbone, shoulder blades, rib cage, pelvic girdle and the bones of the hands, arms, feet, and legs. The skeleton supports the body and protects its internal organs. It is held together by ligaments and moved at the joints by the muscles, which are attached to it. The skeletal system includes both bones and cartilage.