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What layer of the skin acts as a protective cushion to protect the bones and gives the body it's contour and shape?
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What is the use of cartilage in your bodies?
To cushion and protect the articulating surfaces of bones.
What are the protective bones in your body used for?
Skull protect brain
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.
What cushion the end of bones?
Cartilage
Do cushion stars have bone?
Cushion stars do not have bones if they did they would not be able to regrow limbs.
Are joints supposed to act as cushion to the bones?
cartilage
Does hair protect the skull?
Try thinking that one through for yourself. Hair is on the outside of the body. Bones are inside the body. Kinda difficult to protect something if the protective layer is on he inside.
Does the cartilage reduce friction between bones?
Yes, it does, since it acts as a cushion between the bones
What bones of the skeleton provide protection?
Protective bones encase organs. Your skull (cranium) is an example of a protective bone because it protects your brain. The ribs are another example because they protect some vital organs.An example of protective bone is the skull, a structure that protects the brain.
A meniscus functions to cushion articulating surfaces of bones.?
true
What are the functions of flat bones?
The function of many flat bones is to form a protective wall round abody cavity and so they are often curved.
How does bones protect your body?
they help you stand eitherwise you would be jelly They protect oragans. the ribs protect the heart and lungs, and the pelvis or hip bone protects the bladder lymph nodes and lower colon.
