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Usually, cartilage is used in place of bone in areas where more flexibility, rather than stability, is needed. For example, the trachea is held open by rings of cartilage. This way, we can still bend our neck forward, and we can sustain a blow to the neck without a broken bone piercing through our windpipe.
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What makes the wall of the trachea rigid?
The walls of the trachea are made rigid by the presence of rings of cartilage. These rings extend from the larynx to the bronchial tubes.
What is the cartiliage?
cartilage is not bone it is the skeleton of a shark the shark's body's skeleton is made of cartilage the top of your ear is made of cartilage
Is spongy bone filled with cartilage?
No. It is made up of bone marrow.
Is spngy bone filled with cartilage?
No it is made up of bone marrow, or, marrow.
What is the name of the structure made of bone and cartilage separating the nostrils?
Cartilage of septum
What tube in the neck with rings of cartilage?
You are thinking of the trachea, or windpipe, though it is not entirely made of cartilage.
Is your ear bone or cartilage?
The human ear (the bit that sticks out of the side of your head) is made of cartilage. However, inside the ear (in the middle hear behind the eardrum) there are 3 bones (the stirrup, the hammer and the anvil) made of bone.
What makes the wall of the trachea rigid?
The walls of the trachea are made rigid by the presence of rings of cartilage. These rings extend from the larynx to the bronchial tubes.
Are ears made of pure bone?
they are made of cartilage.
What is made up of c-shaped rings of cartilage?
The trachea is a tube made of c-shaped rings of cartilage. This structure gives it flexible but strong support.
What is the cartiliage?
cartilage is not bone it is the skeleton of a shark the shark's body's skeleton is made of cartilage the top of your ear is made of cartilage
What cartilage makes up the trachea?
It is made up of rings of cartillage
The walls of the trachea are made up of rings of?
cartilage
The trachea is kept open by rings made of what?
cartilage
What are the skeletons of vertebrates made of?
cartilage or bone
Why trachea never collapse when there is insuficient air in it?
cartilage rings give support to trachea to open all the time
What is a tube made-up of c-shaped rings cartilage?
The trachea is a tube made of c-shaped rings of cartilage. This structure gives it flexible but strong support.
