A skeleton that is found on the outside of a body is called an exoskeleton. These can also be manmade objects that assist humans. Exoskeletons have been developed to help paralyzed individuals to walk. They have also been developed to help increase the strength of an individual, allowing that individual to lift weight that is far beyond the capability of a normal being.
Endoskeleton is the internal skeleton, which is what most people refer to when they just say skeleton. The exoskeleton, on the other hand, is an external skeleton which has protective features, eg crustaceans hard shell.
Spiders do not have a skeleton on the inside of their body. They have what is called an "exoskeleton" which is basically a hardened outer shell that covers their entire body.Spiders have an exoskeleton.
The inner skeleton, or endoskeleton, provides an internal structure for organs and other tissue to support itself. An outer skeleton, or exoskeleton protects the animal with a suit of armor, so to speak. Things like snails and lobsters have exoskeletons.
"Exo" is NOT a suffix, but it is a prefix. The prefix "exo" indicates outside. The word "exoskeleton" indicates a creature with a skeleton on the outside of the body.
"Esqueleto" is skeleton in Spanish.
External, meaning outside. Thus, Outside(External) Skeleton.
The exoskeleton would mean outside the skeleton.
outside
Ants have an exo-skeleton - i.e. it is outside their body.
Exo means outside. So an exoskeleton is just a skeleton that's outside the body, rather than inside.
This is called an exoskeleton.
A creature with an external skeleton is said to have an exo-skeleton.
an ant
No, it does not.
An exoskeleton does indeed sound like XO skeleton! Exo means outside so an exoskeleton is a skeleton or hard covering that covers the outside of the body such as a crab or grasshopper.
An inside skeleton is called an "endoskeleton" in contrast to the term "exoskeleton" which is used to describe a "skeleton" that is on the outside.
The Exoskeleton.