Final Answer:
There are around 206 bones in the adult human body. These bones plus the connecting tissue make up the skeletal system. The skeletal system is very important for many reasons. Some bones help protect our organs. The skull, for example, protects our brain and the rib cage protects our lungs. Without a skeleton we would be shapeless blobs like a jellyfish or an earthworm. Our bones, which are connected by ligaments, provide a frame for the rest of the organs, giving us our unique body shape. The skeletal system also helps us move. Muscles, which are attached to bones by tendons, cause the bones to move, which makes our bodies move. Bones also help your body store minerals, such as calcium. If there is too much calcium in the blood, some of it becomes bone. If there is not enough calcium, then the bones give some to the blood. Finally, another important function of bones is to produce blood. Inside bones there is a soft substance called marrow, which is used to make blood cells.
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