Bone is important to the body since it:
Transports gases and nutrients within the body.
Acts as a fat reservoir.
Gives well-defined shape to the body.
Fills up the space inside organs.
Bone is hard and inflexible, hence it gives a definite shape to the body.
There are several important and delicate organs like spinal cord, heart, lungs, brain etc. in our body protected by bones. The skull protects the_______.