Thesestructures collectively create a framework for the support and protection ofthe body. Bones provide points of attachment for skeletal muscles, thusallowing for body movement. Minerals and fat are stored in bone, and bonecavities are the site of blood cell formation. Tendons connect muscles tobones.
Ligaments connect bones to other bones.
Cartilage provides shape forcertain body parts, and also caps the ends of bones that articulate with eachanother. Applications Infections of skeletal system tissues areless common than infections of other bodily tissues or organs. Infection of ligaments and tendons is rare. Infections of bone or cartilage dooccur, usually from the hematogenous spread of a microbe, such as withsepticemia or bacteremia. Deeply penetrating trauma is another cause ofinfection to skeletal system tissues.