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What are pads of rubbery protein cushion the move able joints at the ends of many bones?
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What are pads of rubbery protein cushion the movable joints at the ends of many of her bones?
Hyaline cartilage forms pads at the ends of freely moveable joints. Some joints have fibrous cartilage and some joints no longer have any (ex: temporary joint between the two halves of the mandible).
Are joints supposed to act as cushion to the bones?
cartilage
Why are cartilage important?
As the primary buffer between bones, this pliable, rubbery tissue known as cartilage is responsible for supporting your weight when you stand, bend, run, and so on. As well, it acts as a cushion and shock-absorber, helping to reduce friction between joints as well as hold bones together.
Articular cartilage found at the end of the long bones serves to?
Cushion the bones from impact. Articular cartilage acts as a thin shock absorber.
IS cartilage strong?
The ends of the bones in the joints are protected by smooth,slippery cartilage and it serves as a cushion.
What is the advantage of having a softer material between the bones?
If bones did not have a softer material (cartilage) between them, then they would grind against each other, which would cause damage. The bones would wear out at the joints.
What bones are joints?
No bones are joints.
Tissue type and function of bursa?
Bursae function to cushion joints so that bones don't wear down from rubbing against each other.
What lubricants the joints of your bodies and allows your bones to slide over one another?
in between each bone there is a rough sort of rubbery material called cartilage which prevents bones from rubbing against each other.
What cushion the end of bones?
Cartilage
What unites the bones of the human body?
Joints. The joints connect the bones into place, so it is your bones that hurt when you get bad joints in old age.
how are joints related to the bones?
Joints are the connections between bones that allow you to move.
