Skeletal muscles move the bones in the body. The skeletal system is made from bones and joints. The femur bone in the thigh is the longest and strongest bone in the body. The smallest bones in the ...

Technically, teeth are part of the digestive system (not the skeletal system). They begin the digestive process by chewing and breaking down food. The visible part of the tooth is called the crown.

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now ...