Skeletal System: Functions (Nursing)

00:00 In today's lecture we will be discussing the skeletal system.

00:05 The main component of the skeletal system is bone.

00:10 Bones are complex organs that contain many elements including blood vessels, nerves, cartiladge and specialized bone cells The bones are going to make up the entire framework of the body and it's going to constitute the skeletal system as a whole.

00:29 So what are the functions of the skeletal system? So first, the skeletal system is going to provide support for the entire body.

00:38 It also serves as a way of protecting our internal organs by acting as like a cage around some of the soft tissues inside of our body like the brain and the heart.

00:50 The skeletal system plays a vital role in our body movements by acting as a attachment point for the muscles in the skeletal muscle system.

01:03 The skeletal system also is involved in homeostasis by providing certain minerals such as calcium and phosphorus that are necessary for several different processes that occur in the body.

01:17 As well as calcium and other minerals, the skeletal system also participates in blood cell production, also known as hemopoiesis.

01:29 Finally, the skeletal system also stores fat or triglycerides in the adipose cells in the marrow of the bone.