Dictionary of Biological Psychology
The system of bones or other hard tissue that provides a framework for an organism; an animal may have an endoskeleton (inside the body; as humans and all vertebrates) or an exoskeleton (outer casings covering the body tissues; as beetles, etc.). The CYTOSKELETON is an internal frame supporting individual cells.
See also: skull
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