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Like all other systems on here, the skeletal system is very important! It gives an organism its shape, provides the ability to move, protects the organs, etc. Through bone marrow, blood cell creation is also possible!
Skeletal System
Skeletal System
• Pneumatic bones: hollow bones important for respiration. Connected to the chicken’s respiratory system.
• Ex: skull, humerus, clavicle, sternum, pelvic girdle, lumbar and sacral vertebrae
• Medullary bones: important source of calcium for laying hens. Laying hens need 47% of body calcium to make the egg shell.
• Ex: tibia, femur, pubic bones, ribs, ulna, toes, scapula
Skeletal System- Wing
Skeletal System- Wing
• Clavicle (furcula)
• Sternum
• Humerus
• Ulna
• Radius
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