Which system includes limbs and girdles for movement?

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Which system includes limbs and girdles for movement?

Movement involving the limbs is provided by the appendicular skeleton. This part of the skeleton includes the bones of the arms and legs and the girdles that attach them to the body—the shoulder girdle and the pelvic girdle. These girdles connect the limbs to the central axis and provide the joints and lever points needed for movement. The axial skeleton (skull, spine, rib cage) forms the body’s central axis and does not include limbs. The nervous system governs control and signaling, not the structure that includes limbs and girdles. The muscular system powers movement through contraction, but the question targets the skeletal framework that includes the limbs and girdles.

Movement involving the limbs is provided by the appendicular skeleton. This part of the skeleton includes the bones of the arms and legs and the girdles that attach them to the body—the shoulder girdle and the pelvic girdle. These girdles connect the limbs to the central axis and provide the joints and lever points needed for movement. The axial skeleton (skull, spine, rib cage) forms the body’s central axis and does not include limbs. The nervous system governs control and signaling, not the structure that includes limbs and girdles. The muscular system powers movement through contraction, but the question targets the skeletal framework that includes the limbs and girdles.

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