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Cartilage is hareder than bone true or false?

False. You have it backwards. Bone is the hard structure that give your body form, posture, and strength. They are stiff and cannot bend. They are hard. Cartilage is the soft, flexible, yet tough tissue found in the tops of your ears, and the tip of your nose. When you are an infant, many bones are partly cartilage, especially the skull. When you start growing, these bones get bigger and harden into actual bones.


Do children have bones in their nose?

No. But they do have plenty of cartilage the answer is the same for adults too.


What is the job of the cartilage?

Cartilage are a part of our endoskeleton It differs from bones in that its matrix contain more organic constituents and yellow elastic fibres As a result it is not rigid and brittle like bones Cartilages are found in bones joints around ligaments


What are the ends of bones covered with and why?

The end of bones are covered with a smooth, slippery, thick layer of tissue called CARTILAGE.WHY?Because it is flexible and important in joints because it acts as a shock absorber.It also makes movement easier. HOW? (how does it make movement easier?)By reducing friction that would be caused by bones rubbing together.Also a special tissue called Periosteum


What are the THREE main parts of the skeletal system?

The skeletal system consists of bones and related cartilage structures (such as in the ears, back, and knees), and the ligaments that connect the bones to other bones and to the muscles. The main bones in the skeletal system are the skull and spinal column (vertebrae), the ribs, and the sternum, which protects the heart and lungs. The other bones include the femurs (thigh bones) which are the biggest, the pelvis, the bones of the extremities (collarbone, scapula, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, and phlanges) and the small bones of the inner ear.

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What is the largest cartilage in body?

The largest cartilage in the body is the articular cartilage, which covers the ends of bones where they meet to form joints.


What cover the end of some bones to absorb the energy form hard bumps?

cartilage


Which system did bones and cartilage form?

Skeletal and muscular system


What ends of the bones?

Cartilage covers the ends of bones at joints, while a ligament is the tissue that connects two bones to form a joint.


What happens to cartlage as a person grows?

if by cartlage, you actually mean "CARTILAGE" as in the tissue in the human body,then the answer to that is as a person grows, cartilage gradually disappears in long bones (meaning the bones of your arms and legs) because as a baby, your whole bone is actually cartilage, but bone forming cells called osteocytes begin to grow and form bone tissue and gradually it grows in the place of cartilage, so cartilage disappears in those areas. However, you still have different types of cartilage in different areas of your body that just remain there like you have hyaline cartilage in your ribs.Hope that answer satisfies you !


What are most developmental bones made of in the embryo?

Most developmental bones in the embryo are made of cartilage, which later ossifies (hardens) to form bone. This process is known as endochondral ossification.


What forms the skeletal system?

The skeletal system is formed by bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. Bones provide structural support and protection for the body's organs, while cartilage allows for smooth movement between bones. Ligaments connect bones to each other, and tendons connect muscles to bones.


Cartilage is hareder than bone true or false?

False. You have it backwards. Bone is the hard structure that give your body form, posture, and strength. They are stiff and cannot bend. They are hard. Cartilage is the soft, flexible, yet tough tissue found in the tops of your ears, and the tip of your nose. When you are an infant, many bones are partly cartilage, especially the skull. When you start growing, these bones get bigger and harden into actual bones.


Does hyaline cartilage form the bodies of vertebrae?

Bone, not hyaline cartilage, forms the bodies of human vertebrae. The vertebrae are considered irregular bones.


Do children have bones in their nose?

No. But they do have plenty of cartilage the answer is the same for adults too.


What is the job of the cartilage?

Cartilage are a part of our endoskeleton It differs from bones in that its matrix contain more organic constituents and yellow elastic fibres As a result it is not rigid and brittle like bones Cartilages are found in bones joints around ligaments


What is the slender bones that form the bridge of the nose?

Cartilage is present in the bridge of nose.