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What form of electromagnetic radiation passes through skin but not bone?
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∙ 11y ago
Alpha radiation, it's force is too weak to even penetrate the outer layer of dead skin. Beta and Gamma radiation can pass through, Beta has trouble passing through clothes whereas Gamma is able to go straight through the body.
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∙ 13y ago
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What passes through the iliac crest?
The ilaiac crest is the rim of a bone - nothing passes through it.
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Sphenoid bone of the skull. It is the most interesting bone in the skull.
The skull bone that the foramen magnum passes through is the?
brainstem
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sphenoid
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In canines the bone that the urethra passes through the penis is called?
OS penis
What are electromagnetic waves used to take pictures of a persons bone?
X-raysAlso, whatever radiation is used to construct CT, NMR, and PET images.
What is the purpose of the vertebra formina?
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What passes through the foramen magnum?
The mandibular nerve passes through foaramen ovale of the spenoid bone. Blood passes through the foamen ovale of the heart of the fetus.
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because it enables you to see if you have a broken bone or not. however, it is dangerous as its bad for you, as the radiation waves get passed through your body and damage your insides! :) x
Spinal cord passes through a large opening in the bone?
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What happens in bone x rays?
No, getting an x-ray does not hurt. It can be a bit uncomfortable if you are alread in pain due to an injury that requires the x-ray, or if you have to hold a position, and it tends to be a bit cold.
