Amputation may also be done for serious infections that do not respond to antibiotics or other treatment. In some cases, it may be done due to frostbite or neuroma. This is a thickening of nerve tissue. There may be other reasons you may need an amputation. What are the risks for amputation?
Muscular System. The muscular system is made up of tissues that work with the skeletal system to control movement of the body. Some musclesâlike the ones in your arms and legsâare voluntary, meaning that you decide when to move them. Other muscles, like the ones in your stomach, heart, intestines and other organs, are involuntary.
Bones are the organs of the skeletal system. Functions of the skeletal system are: support - it forms the body's framework to support the muscles and organs. 1) forming the bony cavities around organs, e.g. the thoracic cavity protects the heart and lungs, the cranial cavity protects the brain.