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How is a baby's skeletal system different than the skeleton of an adult?
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∙ 11y ago
The biggest difference between a fetal rib cage and an adult rib cage is that the thorax is less rigid on a fetus. As a person reaches adulthood, the thorax becomes rigid and the cartilages will ossify.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agountil the umbilical is cut, the lungs are filled with fluid. this allows babies to be born under water because their oxygen is supplied by the mother through the umbilical, once it is cut the fluid drains and some babies need to be spanked once to jump start their breathing.
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∙ 11y agowhen we are born we have more bones because as we get older they fuse together IE. we have 6 bones in the head as babies but as we get older they form into one ( skull )
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How does the ossa coxae compare in a fetal skeletal and adult skeletal?
The ossa coxae (containing the ililum, ishium, and pubic bones) are not fused in a fetal skeleton like in an adult human.
How many bones an adult skeletal system has?
the adult skeletal ststem bones is 240 and the baby is 340
How many bones support the skeletal system?
The skeletal system of the human adult body is made up of 206 bones. Oddly, though, the human is born with 270 bones in the body. This includes the bones of the scull that are not yet fused together.
How many bones in the skeletal system?
There are 206 bones in the ADULT human body. Babies have 300-350 bones when they are born. These fuse together, so that by adulthood, there are 206 bones.
Is articulation part of the adult skeleton?
the adult skeleton is composed of?
Which organs make up the skeletal system?
The bones of the skeletal system include all 206 bones in the human body. Additionally, the skeletal system is supported by joints and ligaments which keep the bones together and offer extra flexibility and structure.
What is the name for the bony structure a human body?
This is called the skeletal system. It is composed of 206 bones in an adult.
How bones an adult have?
The adult skeleton has 206 bones.
How many bones are there in the skeletal system?
206 bones
What are ALL organs of the skeletal system?
The only organs in the skeletal system are the bones. Do you need a list of all of these 206 bones found in the adult human? See the link below for this list.
How does the fetal skeleton sternum compare to the adult skeleton sternum?
it is weaker
What body system has 206 bones for support and protection?
The adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones. Besides providing support for a strong structural frame and protection for internal organs, the human skeletal system aids in movement by acting as places for muscle attachment. It also stores calcium and phosphorus, and gives human beings their unique shape.
