Question

What are the five main functions of bone?

Answer 1

1. support: body's framework to support organs & muscle as well ad serve as an attachment site for muscles
2. protection: bony cavities around organs, protects heart and lungs, the canal cavity protects the brain
3. movement: bones form joints which provide levers for movement
4: hematopoiesis: (blood cell production) red marrow produces both RBCs and WBCs
5. mineral storage and homeostasis the skeleton forms a reservoir for minerals, especially calcium, for maintenance of homeostasis (Ca+ are essential for nerve impulse conduction)

Answer 2

Answer: The five main functions of bone is that it gives the body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, and provides protection for organs and stores minerals.

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