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Where can you find cartilage in the human body instead the ends of bones?
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∙ 13y ago
it is in the ears and the tip of the nose.
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∙ 13y ago
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How many bones in shark body?
Sharks do not have bones, they have skeletons made of cartilage.
What are hard materials in the human body?
Bones and cartilage
What do most bones start out as?
Most bones start out as cartilage in the human body.
What is the purpose of cartlidge in the body?
Cartilage has many purposes in the human body. Cartilage is a tissue that prevents bones from rubbing together. Cartilage also connects the ribs to the sternum in the human body.
What is a common element in the human body that is located in the bones?
cartilage
What part of the human body is made of cartilage?
The ends of our bones, much of our ribcage, and the tip of our nose are all made from cartilage.
Where can cartilage be found?
Cartilage can be found in a variety of places throughout the body including the articular surface of the bones, the rib cage, the ears, the nose, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs.Cartilage is located between bones to cushion and lubricate movement. It is also found at the ends of bones like the nose, and in other parts of the body where you need stiffening without bones, like in the ears. Many animals have an entire skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone, like sharks.
Does the human body have over 500 bones?
No,just 206 bones in an adult human,but the value can vary in an infant even over 300 cause the bones are in the process of being formed.This is quite contradictory to the fact that an infant is born with cartilage at its birth because cartilage is more flexible,thereby preventing the baby being crushed at the time of birth!
How many bones in a dogfish shark?
Sharks are cartilaginous fish. The term "cartilaginous fish" means that the structure of the animal's body is formed of cartilage, instead of bone. A shark does not have one bone in it's body. It's skeleton is made up of cartilage. Cartilage is a tough material, like the material that shaped your ear.
Where are hard bones in human body?
You find them throughout the body in adults but more are soft cartilage in babies.
What is in your body that helps your bones?
cartilage
Is your ear bone or cartilage?
The human ear (the bit that sticks out of the side of your head) is made of cartilage. However, inside the ear (in the middle hear behind the eardrum) there are 3 bones (the stirrup, the hammer and the anvil) made of bone.
