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In [[biology]], the '''skeleton'''  or '''skeletal system''' provides a strong, internal framework that supports the body and makes up about 20 percent of its weight. The human body contains 206 [[bone|bones]], the organic structures that compose the framework; other species have varying ranges of numbers. These  

In [[biology]], the '''skeleton'''  or '''skeletal system''' provides a strong, internal framework that supports the body and makes up about 20 percent of its weight. The human body contains 206 [[bone|bones]], the organic structures that compose the framework; other species have varying ranges of numbers. These  

bones meet at [[joints]], the majority of which are freely movable, making the skeleton flexible and mobile. The skeleton also contains [[cartilage]]. [[Ligaments]] are strong strips of fibrous connective tissue that hold bones together at joints, thereby stabilizing the skeleton during movement.

bones meet at [[joints]], the majority of which are freely movable, making the skeleton flexible and mobile. The skeleton also contains [[cartilage]]. [[Ligaments]] are strong strips of fibrous connective tissue that hold bones together at joints, thereby stabilizing the skeleton during movement.