Anatomy

Skeleton

The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.

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The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.

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  • Skeletons

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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the bony frame as a whole; avoid: use BONE AND BONES instead; "skeletal" in titles is probably "bone" = BONE AND BONES

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  1. A02w.835w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Skeleton. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012863
  2. Skeleton. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton
  3. Skeleton. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7881