1. Crustaceans, such as crab have an articulated exterior skeleton, exoskeleton for short.
The skeleton of vertebrates consists of many individual bones that are connected by joints. Strong, elastic ligaments hold the ends of bones together.
Bones have a special structure; they have compact, hard outer layer that enclose a sponge-like tissue made up by trabeculae, also called cancellous bone.
In many animals, the bone have other essential function as well.
They protect delicate internal organ of the body and store mineral salts needed for metabolism.
The bone marrow located inside the bones produce the blood cells.
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