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It usually means that whatever the sign is on is fatal to your health, meaning it can harm or kill you. Way back in time, if you saw this symbol on a flag that was flying on a ship, it stood for piracy. Other periods of time suggest that this symbol stood for life in so many ways. If you're interested in more information, this website might help: www.buzzle.com/.../the-meaning-of-skull-and-crossbones-symbol.html
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If you have 206 bones and 22 skull bones what percentage of human bones are skull bones?
The human skeleton has 206 bones and the human skull has 22 bones. The percentage will be: 22/206*100=10.67961165% OR it can be: 30/206*100= 15% (depending on the amount of human skull bones)
How many bones are in your skull and jaw?
there are 23 bones in your skull and jaw altogether.
What are the two regions of the skull?
The human skull is divided into two groups of bones: the cranial bones and the facial bones.
How many cranium bones you have?
There are 22 bones in the cranium. The bones consists of the facial bones and cranium bones. The only movable bone of the skull is the mandible.
What are the superior bones of the skull?
Parietal bones
What safety symbol is a skull and cross bones?
dangercaution
Why is a skull and cross bones a symbol of danger?
the die is daner
What symbol would you most find on concentrated acid?
You will have a large x with a h standing for harmful
What is the marks of poison?
It has a skull and bones that cross the skull.
Who used the skull and cross bones?
pirates
What is a cross bone?
No reference exists for a "cross bone." However, the name"Cross Bones" is used for a medieval graveyard in Southwark, London. And the term "crossbones" is used for a pair of crossed long bones (in an X style) beneath a human skull, as "skull and crossbones": an insignia used both by classical pirates and as a symbol for "poison" or "death."
Why did the flag have a skull and a cross bones on it?
Pirates flying a flag showing a skull and cross-bones (Jolly Roger) was used to intimidate any ships that the pirate were going to attack.
What is the technical term for the skull and cross bones?
The Jolly Roger
What does the skull safety symbol represent?
The skull with crossed bones is an ancient symbol of danger. In modern times, it has come to represent a warning that a material is a poison.
What is the prate's flag with skull and cross-bones called?
The Jolly Roger
What is the hazardous symbol for mercury?
It is poisonous chemical. The description of the symbol is there is a skull and and two bones crossed together .
Symbol for skull and bones for display name on myspace?
A person who displays the skull and bones is using an old symbol for piracy. He may consider himself to be a pirate. But then, people can be very whimsical, and should not always be taken seriously.
