The skeleton as a whole, has numerous functions. Name 5
1) acts as a supporting framework of the body
2) serves as points of fixation for muscles in action
3) serves as a reservoir for calcium and phosphorus
4) is one of the sources of new blood cells
5) protects delicate organs
How many bones in the horses body?
205
Bone is the hardest of the ________ _______ of the body.
connective tissues