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If the spine was one continuous bone, we would be very restricted in our upper body movements. The jointed vertebrae allow flexibility.
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What make up the backbone?
The backbone is made of tiny bones, called vertebrae, that make up one large backbone, or vertebral column.
The backbone of a mammal is made up of individual bones called?
Vertebrae
Are the bones that make up your backbone called tarsals?
Your spine is made up of vertebra. Tarsals are in your feet!
What part of your body has set of bones stacked on top of one another?
The spine (vertebral column, spinal column, backbone) is made up of small vertebrae stacked on top of each other.
What bones make up the human backbone?
The back
In some animals is the main bone that runs along the middle of the back made up of many small bones joined together?
Yes, in the group of animals called the "vertebrates" (ie those animals with backbones), the backbone comprises many small bones (called vertebrae) that are articulated together to form the "spine".
What is the backbone and the vertebrate called?
The backbone is also known as the spinal column or spine, and the individual bones that make up the backbone are called vertebrae.
What is a bone found in the backbone?
The backbone is a column usually consisting of 24 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by spinal discs.
How many bones make up the inner layer of a turtle shell?
the answer is between 59-61 depending on the species, the correct answer is 60 bones under the shell.
What is a bone that makes up a backbone?
its not a single bone but a series of bones called the vertebral column
Were is the spine located?
the vertabare is located in the back of your body, it is made up of many small bones.
What kind of tissue makes up a snake's backbone?
A snake's backbone is made up a bone, which is a connective tissue.
