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What are the disadvantages for having a cartilaginous skeleton?
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Is the xiphoid calcified or cartilaginous in children?
cartilaginous
What joint lacks a synovial cavity?
Fibrous and cartilaginous joints do not have cavities
Where is the cartilaginous joint located?
You have primary cartilaginous joint between the growing bones. They are called as primary cartilaginous joint. You have secondary cartilaginous joint in mid-line of your body. For example pubic symphysis, a joint between manubrium sterni and sternum as well as discs between your vertebrae.
What are joints characterized by?
Answermovementnot all joints allow for movement. some fibrous joints and some cartilaginous joints do not move. BUT the two fundamental functions of joints are to give our skeleton mobility, and to hold it together.They all hold the bones together!
Do kangroos have endoskeletons?
Yes. Having an endoskeleton basically means that the skeleton is inside the body, instead of outside, which would be called an exoskeleton
Is the skeleton cartilaginous or bony during fetal development?
cartilaginous
Are there advantages and disadvantages of having a skeleton?
nothing
Do cartilaginous fish have a skeleton?
yes they do
Is a perch a cartilaginous?
No, it has a skeleton of bone.
How is the skeleton of a shark to the skeleton of a jawless fish?
Sharks and jawless fish have cartilaginous skeletons, meaning their skeletons are comprised of cartilage.
Do sharks have backbones?
No! They are made of cartilage.
What are Cartilaginous?
Cartilaginous fish such as sharks, skates, and rays are vertebrates, whose internal skeleton is made entirely of cartilage and contains no ossified bone. Cartilaginous fish are also known as Chondrichthyes and have one or two dorsal fins, a caudal fin, an anal fin, and ventral fins which are supported by girdles of the internal skeleton.
What make a fish?
God knows
Are rays bone fish?
No they are cartilaginous fish, meaning that they have cartilage instead of bones for their skeleton.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having an exo skeleton?
advantages: superb protection, (like armour) camouflage disadvantages: must molt to grow, leaving unprotected temporarily
What type of fish has bony skeletons?
There are bony fishes and cartilaginous fishes.
Are bony fish extinct?
No bony fish are not extinct. Bony fish are fish with a bone skeleton unlike Cartilaginous fish which heave a cartilage skeleton and jawless fish which don't have a skeleton. -Erin 11
