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 |