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Yes, bones have a certain amount of flexibility to them.
The bones of an infant are the most "bendable" (pliable) and as we age they slowly replace the collagen that gives them their pliability for non-pliable minerals. As such, the bones of an elderly person are the least pliable, but usually still have some pliability.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoBones are organs which are rigid (fixed) and make up part of the endoskeleton. As they are rigid, bones cannot bend. There are numerous functions of bones which can be found at the related link.
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∙ 8y agothe cartilage at the ends of the bones allow for growth and elongation of the bone
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∙ 12y agoThe bones themselves dont really bend. They move in joint and the joints allow your bones to move. The muscle and tissue is what actually bends.
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∙ 12y agothey grow at the growth plates located at the ends of bones
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In a person suffering from rickets why do the leg bones bend more than the arm bones?
The bones bend because they are not as strong as they should be. The legs bend because they bear weight and the arms don't.
In between two bones there is?
Between two bones, there is a ligament, which is why you can bend your knee without the bones scraping against each other.
What advantages result from having bones that are not solid?
you can bend them easlier and you can move them better then having soild
How do the articulating bones of the elbow prevent hyper-extension of this joint?
They help to not allow the tendons to stretch backwards. With the bones there, you can only bend the elbow one way.
Why do you need joints?
We need joints to help us move and bend our body, also we have joints to get flexibility in out bones.
Why do bones bend but not crack?
Bones do not bend directly, they bend at the joints (points at which two bones meet).
What is the different of soft bones and hard bones?
soft you can bend and hard you can not
In a person suffering from rickets why do the leg bones bend more than the arm bones?
The bones bend because they are not as strong as they should be. The legs bend because they bear weight and the arms don't.
What bone is between your thighs and calves that bends?
Bones don't bend. They articulate with other bones, forming joints, which bend. You are thinking of your knee, I believe, which is the articulation of your thigh bone and two calf bones.
In between two bones there is?
Between two bones, there is a ligament, which is why you can bend your knee without the bones scraping against each other.
Why does vinegar make bones rubbery?
Vinegar makes bones bend because the acetic acid eats away at the calcium in the bones.
Are all the bones in your arms are bendy?
They can bend slightly under pressure but they aren't soft, no
How are bones capable of movement?
Bone ends are surrounded by cartilage which connect to other bones with ligaments so that the bone ends can bend (articulate). The bones are also attached to tendons that connect to muscle tissue. When your brain send a single to certain muscles to contract or expand, they pull on the bones so tyat they bend/move within the limits of their connection to other bones so that they will not bend in directions they are not supposed to move.
What do muscles supply to the bones?
Muscles supply support and a way for bones to move/bend at the joints without falling apart.
What Muscles supply to the bones.?
Muscles supply support and a way for bones to move/bend at the joints without falling apart.
What happens when you put lamb bones in vinegar?
hopefully it will bend, it works with chickens.
Does your arm bend up and down?
muscles pull the bones up and down
