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What are the advantages of having a backbone made up of many separate vertebrae?
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∙ 12y ago
One major advantage is mobility. Having 206 bones helps the body move with precision and accuracy. In addition, if our skeleton was composed of one bone then that would mean that the bone would have to be extremely flexible, which means that it is more fragile.
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∙ 6y agoIf our backbone was a single bone, we would not be able to bend forwards, and body movement would be very restricted.
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∙ 12y agoso we can move easyly
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What is the advantage of having large vertebrae at the base of the vertebrae column?
So it can hold the paelvis together.
