Skeletal muscles move the bones in the body. The skeletal system is made from bones and joints. The femur bone in the thigh is the longest and strongest bone in the body. The smallest bones in the ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now ...

The skeleton is a rigid framework of bones that forms the supporting structure of the musculoskeletal system, and also functions in movement, haematopoiesis and endocrine regulation. Skeletal ...