Skeletal System

Imagine trying to build a sturdy bookshelf to hold your favorite books, but lacking the right framework to keep it upright and stable. Just like how a bookshelf needs a strong structure to support the weight of books and withstand movement, our bodies rely on the skeletal system to provide support, facilitate movement, and protect vital organs. In this analogy, the wooden frame of the bookshelf represents the bones that give shape and strength, the screws and joints are like the joints in our body aiding in movement, and the back panel serves as a shield, much like how our ribs protect internal organs.
Practice Version

Skeletal System: All the bones in the body that support it, help it to move, and protect internal organs. Skeletal system. The skeletal system is the body's framework of bones that supports movement and protects vital organs.