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Skeletal System
The skeletal system provides definite shape and mechanical support to the body, and it also helps in movement and locomotion. Ask questions about the skeletal system and bones here.
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What is the advantage of having a spine made of lots o small bones rather thn one longbon?
-Allows more movement
-If you break 1 vertebrae it is alot better than breaking the one long hallow bone
Which two parts of the joints prevent rubbing together?
a piece of cartilidge between the two bones... there is only one thing
What is the difference between a bone break and a sprain?
A sprain is damage to soft tissue, a broken bone is damage to hard tissue.
What is the relationship between your nervous system brain and spine?
The brain initiates voluntary movement; the spinal cord and peripheral nerves relay impulses to muscles, making it possible for you to walk, reach, slap, or whatever.
Peripheral nerves and the spinal cord relay sensations to the brain, letting you know that you are hot, cold, sick, dizzy, or in pain or pleasure.
How many vertebra do cows have?
Cows have 13 thoracic and 6 lumbar vertebrae. If you consider the backbone as composed of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae, there would be a total of 24 vertebrae.
Describe a long term effect of exercise on the skeletal system?
Regular exercise can make the bones in the skeletal system stronger.
What is Softening of the vertebrae?
Chondromalacia means the softening of the vertebral joint (or of any bone).
Why does teenager require more grain than adult?
Teenagers need more carbohydrates because they are growing and carbohydrates are a great source of energy. They need this so that they can restore the body to it's normal energy rate because growth uses the carbohydrates. Also, teenagers tend to just gaze into the fridge and pick out random foods because their bored. I've seen it happen. :-D
Most bones in the appendicular skeleton develop from cartilage in a process known as endochondral ossification.
What cells responsible for maintaining the daily cellular activities of bone tissue?
Osteoclasts which dissolve old bone cells,
Osteoblasts which create new bone cells,
and
Osteocytes mature bone cells that were once osteoblasts which regulate bone development.
They help to keep the bones from moving to much in any direction... it helps to keep it stable.... if u have torn acl then ur knee slides to far forward and is not very stable at all depending on the tear
What is the number of bones in you face?
The face consists of 14 individual bones, which fuse to house the orbits of the eyes, nasal and oral cavities, as well as the sinuses. The frontal bone, typically a bone of the calvaria, is sometimes included as part of the facial skeleton.
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Is the composition of teeth and bones same?
mostly the bone and teeth consists of calcium deposits. but bone is derived from mesodermal embryonic tissues whereas teeth is mesodermal and ectodermal origin.bone is mostly bone tissue but teeth are cementum dentin and enamel and bone resembles root cementum at the ultra structural level.
It is a very good question! There are four muscles, which compose rotator cuff. They all keep the head of the humerus in opposition to the glenoid cavity of the scapula bone. The head of the humerus is very large. The glenoid cavity is very small. So they act like a tendon. They are 'functionally' contracting tendons. That is the beauty of this joint. That is the beauty of the nature.
