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Explain how cartilage in the joints helps to absorb the shock of running on hard roads?
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∙ 14y ago
they're the shock absorbers when the energy from the foot is repelled from the hard road and travels up the leg. The bones are rigid and don't dampen the shockwave, while the cartilage may act like a sponge or a suspension fork on a bike (depends on how you want to picture it.)
I'm pretty sure that it's the leg muscles that absorb most of the shock.
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∙ 14y ago
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Fixed joints are made secure by what?
skull
How many joints in the hip have cartilage?
There are two hip joints
Flexible connective tissue at joints?
cartilage
Are synthranotic joints cartiligonous?
Yes, synchondroses joints are a type of synarthrosis joints that are cartilaginous. Synchondroses joints are joined together by hyaline cartilage. Synchondroses joints are the only type of synarthrosis joints that are cartilaginous.
The connection tissue that cushions the verebrate and felxiablity to joints are known as?
Cartilage. It acts just like a cushion!
What cushions joints?
Cartilage is the major cushion for joints, in synovial joints however they are cushioned by a fluid sac.
Do cartilage and tendons hold joints together?
Yes, cartilage and tendons hold joints together.
What is the relation between cartilage and bones?
Cartilage cushions the joints
What system is the cartilage in?
The cartilage is found between all joints
What systems is cartilage in?
The cartilage is found between all joints
Fixed joints are made secure by what?
skull
What is smooth cartilage that surrounds the surface of bones at joints?
articular cartilage
Flexible substance at the ends of bones in joints?
I think you are referring to cartilage.
How many joints in the hip have cartilage?
There are two hip joints
What is the function of cartilage in joints?
This may not be correct, but i have been told that cartilage is to stop joints from rubbing together and getting worn out.
What body system is the cartilage in?
The cartilage is found between all joints
What is found in between the joints?
Cartilage
