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The shock absorber between bones is called cartilage.
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What anatomical structure acts as a shock absorber and a cushion between the femur and tibia?
The meniscus acts as a shock absorber and cushion between the femur and tibia. It's the cartilage in the knee.
Why is cartilige important?
It acts as a form of shock absorber or lubrication between bones, at joints where inadequate support would cause bone wear.
What is important joints because it acts as a shock absorber?
Cartilage is important in joint because it acts as a shock absorber.
The water filled sac that acts as a shock absorber is?
A bursa is the sac that acts as a shock absorber between tendon and bone. A rupture of the sac can cause damage as well as severe pain.
What is important in joints because it acts as a shock absorber?
Cartilage is important in joint because it acts as a shock absorber.
What acts as a shock absorber for cns?
Cerebrospinal fluid
What acts as a shock absorber for the fetus?
fluid (anonymous)
What acts as a shock absorber in your body?
You have the cartilages in the joints, which act as mechanical shock absorbers. But then you have other functional shock absorbers. You have arches in the foot, which act as shock absorbers. Then when you jump down, you have that spring like movement of the legs. That act as a shock absorbers.
The reason the hypodermis acts as a shock absorber is?
The hypodermis is the subcutaneous tissue that lies underneath the skin. The reason why the hypodermis acts as a shock absorber is because it is mostly made up of adipose tissue.
What part of the bone acts as a shock absorber?
articular cartilage
What is found at the flat end of a egg acts as shock absorber later provides air?
The air sac at the flat end of an egg acts as a shock absorber and later provides air.
Is cartilage a smooth rubbery substance that acts as a shock absorber?
yup.
