After listening to a long discussion on the skeletal system, you conclude that the skeletal system is important because it __________.

The skeletal system supports the body, and bone marrow produces blood cells, including red and white blood cells. That makes “supports the body and makes red and white blood cells” the correct choice. Ligaments connect bones, but they are not manufactured by the skeletal system as described in choice D.

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