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Can you live if you replace all your bones like they do for hip and knee replacements?
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∙ 13y ago
no at somepoint the relacements are all going to brake and you would just be a big blob
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What type of joint has bones that meet in what looks like cracks?
knee bones
What is the name of bones come together but allow no movemesnt?
like your knee cap stops your knee, but your neckis a different system
Is the toe an example of a long bone?
No, a toe is made up of several bones, none of them a long bone. Long bones are the bones that connect at your knee and elbow, bones like the femur.
Where is the acl found and why is it a common sprain in sports?
Three bones meet to form your knee joint: your thighbone (femur), shinbone (tibia), and kneecap (patella). Your kneecap sits in front of the joint to provide some protection. Bones are connected to other bones by ligaments. There are four primary ligaments in your knee. They act like strong ropes to hold the bones together and keep your knee stable.
Why do you think they are called hinge bones?
Hinge bones are called hinge bones because they resemble hinges that are on a door. They move on one level like elbow or knee movement.
Can arthritis in your thighs make your movements slow?
Arthritis effects joints like the knee or hip, but not the middle of bones like the thigh.
Where are the metacarpal bones in a dog?
The metacarpal bones connect the carpal bones of the "wrist" to the phalanges of the paw. If you start from the rounded portion of the shoulder by the backbone, this is the scapula. Trace down and slightly forward to the pointy bit at the chest - this is the shoulder joint. Trace down and noticeably back to the point of the elbow - this is the connection between the humerus and the radius/ulna. Trace down again to the next joint and you are at the wrist (which is usually called the knee in dogs because it bends like a human's knee). These are the carpal bones in the knee joint. The next long bones down in the front leg are the metacarpal bones.
What are the three major bones that make up the knee?
the name of the bone in the knee is the kneecap there u go there is your answer.
Can bones get transferred?
Bone, like many other tissues, can be donated from living or deceased donors. Bones can also be repositioned in the body (auto transplanted) to replace sections damaged or removed.
Is the word knee a verb?
It can be used as a verb. Like, as in hitting with the knee. It's like the word "elbow". When you elbow someone, you hit them with your elbow.Noun- Look at my knee!Verb- Don't knee him!
What is the name for the knee joint?
The structural name is a hinge joint because it moves like a hinge. A ball and socket would be if a head of one bone fit into a fossa on another. The knee joint consists of two articulating bones, the femur and tibia. As well the patella (knee cap) lies infront of this joint.
Why can octopuses squeeze through small spaces?
Octopuses belong to a family of animals that has no bones. These animals don't have any exoskeleton like a bug or a vertebrae like a mammal. Rather, they have very tight skin & muscle to replace bones, so they can slip through cracks too small for an animal with bones.
