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Because their ancestors had legs. Snakes most likely evolved from a group of lizards related to modern monitor lizards.
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What is the term for structures like hip bones in snakes?
The hip bones in snakes (and in humans) are called the pelvis.
Black mambas skeleton?
did you know that snakes have hip bones? and have 100's of ribs
Do not snakes have bones?
All snakes have bones.
What snakes have bones?
All snakes have bones.
The tiny hip bones and leg bones present in some snakes are an example of?
Vestigial structures. Over time, the reptiles snakes descended from gradually began to use their legs less and less and so the limbs disappeared. The hip and leg bones present are essentially useless to the snake and are "left over" from their evolution. That is what a vestigial structure is (e.g. appendix in humans is also vestigal; we don't use it).
What articulates with the hip bones of the pelvis?
The sacrum articulates with the hip bones of the pelvis.
Do snakes have bone cells?
Snakes have bones and bones are made up from cells.
Why do snakes have pelvic bones?
Snakes have pelvic bones for the same reason we have tail bones. Evolution. At some point in the history of life, snakes had legs and humans had tails.
What joins the two hip bones at the anterior junction of these bones?
The pubic symphysis, a fibrocartilage pad, joins the hip bones anteriorly.
Why do the hip bones curve out?
the hip bones curve out because the women need the space for the baby... its a female thing the hip bones curve out because the women need the space for the baby... its a female thing
Does a coral snake have bones?
Yes. Snakes have bones.
The coxal bones are more commonly known as the?
hip bones
