Skeleton

[Gk. skeletos, dried.] The bony frame¬ form a foundation—a kind of stiff framework— on which the rest of the body can be built up. The bones of the head enclose and protect the brain the bones of the trunk perform a similar office for the organs situated in the chest and the abdomen; the bones in the limbs impart rigidity to them, and aid us in performing work and in moving about. (See Bone.)