The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012863
altLabel
Skeletons
AN
the bony frame as a whole; avoid: use BONE AND BONES instead; "skeletal" in titles is probably "bone" = BONE AND BONES
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0816871
DC
1
definition
The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.