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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |An elephant's '''skeleton''' showing the [[Bone|bones]] and [[Tusk|tusks]]. Notice the trunk has no [[Bone|bones]] inside it.| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A fish has a [[Backbone]] as part of its '''skeleton'''.
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|[[File:CrabSkeleton.png|center|200px300px]]|[[File:DolphinSkeleton.png|center|200px300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A crab has an '''exo-skeleton''' which means its skeleton is on the outside, not the inside of its body.| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A dolphin's '''skeleton'''.
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: The [[ligament]]s in the '''skeletal system''' hold the [[bone]]s together.
: The [[bone]]s in the '''skeletal system''' make [[Blood Cell|blood cells]] inside the [[Bone Marrow|bone marrow]].
There are some bones [[bone]]s you should know the common names for:
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|[[File:SkeletalSystemDiagramKS3.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |Some common names for [[bone]]s in the '''skeletal system'''.
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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
The '''skeletal system''' is an [[Organ System|organ system]] in [[Animal|animals]] made of [[Bone|bones]] that work together to help the [[animal]] move, protect the vital [[Organ|organs]] and make [[Blood Cell|blood cells]].
===About the Skeletal System===
: The '''skeletal system''' is made of bones and [[ligament]]s.
: The [[ligament]]s in the '''skeletal system''' hold the [[bone]]s together.
: The [[bone]]s in the '''skeletal system''' make [[Blood Cell|blood cells]] inside the [[Bone Marrow|bone marrow]].
There are some [[bone]]s you should know the common names for:
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|[[File:SkeletalSystemDiagramKS4.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |Some common names for [[bone]]s in the '''skeletal system'''.
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