How Does Your Body Work Your Skeletal System Caroline Arnold a Lerner Publications Company Minneapolis
Chapter 1 THE BODY’S SUPPORT Bones make up the body’s skeletal system You cannot see your bones But you can feel them under your skin Bones support and protect your body the way an umbrella’s ribs support it You have bones in all parts of your body What do bones do 4
Bones are hard and strong Most other parts of the body are soft Bones hold up your body and give it structure IF YOU HAD NO BONES YOU COULD NOT RUN JUMP OR DO CARTWHEELS 5
