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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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The resilent substance that keeps bone ends from crushing when compressed?

The articular cartilage is the resilient substance that prevents bone ends from crushing when compressed. Cartilage is both flexible and tough.

How do you know what body shape you are?

The question is vague, but I'll give it a shot.

The main female body types are pyramid, inverse pyramid, rectangular, and hourglass. The vast majority of women are rectangular, and traditionally the most attractive is hourglass.

You look at your hips relative to your shoulders. If your hips are broader, you are a pyramid, shoulders broader you are a inverse pyramid.

If they are the same, you are rectangular. If you are rectangular, but have a smaller midsection you are hourglass (most people do at least a little, but to be truly "hourglass" you have to dip in rather significantly).

What is hemopoisis?

Is Production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow.

What is the special features of the bone cells?

the correct size of main bonding conductor for a tn-s system

How many vertebrae are in the thoracic spine in humans?

12 Thoracic

FYI 7 cervical, 5 Lumbar and 5 fused Sacral

Where are sensory stretch receptors of the withdrawal reflex located?

they are located in the limbs, because the limbs are the effectors of the withdrawal reflex.

What are limb bones?

The bones in the arms and legs. These would be the radius and ulna in the distal part of the arm. That is the part connected to the hand. In the proximal part of the arm, it would be

the humerus. That is the bone connected to the shoulder.

In the legs, the limb bones are the femur, the tibia and the fibula.

The femur is the large bone that articulates with the hip.

The tibia and fibula are in the distal leg, near the foot.

The patella is the knee cap found between the femur and the tibia and fibula.

Many would not consider it a limb bone, but it is found in the limbs so many would.

There are also many bones in your writs, hands and feet.

What is Wrist bone?

A wristbone is a bone found in the wrist, also known as carpal bones.

What organs does the clavicle protect?

The only organs that the arm bones protect are blood vessls and the lymph vessles.

Are platelet produced in the bone marrow?

Platelets are also known as thrombocytes. One of their main functions is blood coagulation. Formation of thrombocytes or platelets occure when the endothelium is damaged. The endothelium is the inner lining of blood vessels. Therefore, platelets are formed within and by damaged blood vessels.

How risky is a bone marrow transplant?

Bone marrow transplants are accompanied by serious and life-threatening risks. Furthermore, they are not always an absolute assurance of a cure for the underlying ailment; a disease may recur in the future.

Are the bones of the face part of the skull?

Yes, all the bones in your head are called skull.

What does the clavicle join the sternum to?

This question doesn't really make sense... The clavicle is the collarbone. The sternum - usually people are referring to the manubrium when talking about the sternum - is the hard bone that looks like the body of a necktie protecting your heart in the front of the body. The ribs attach to the sternum in front, to the spine in back. The clavicle attaches to the sternum at the notch at the base of your neck. When you protract the shoulders (hunch them forward), the notch is more pronounced for ease of location. In fact, the sternoclavicular joint is the only skeletal attachment of the shoulder complex. So really, the clavicle doesn't join the sternum to anything. The clavicle is joined to the sternum, giving the shoulder girdle it's one attachment to the axial skeleton.

What minerals are needed to help with strong bones?

calcium, taken in moderation, vital to skelton structure

What allows compression of skull bones during birth?

At birth, many regions of the newborn's skull have not yet been converted to bone, leaving "soft spots" known as fontanels.So the baby's head is not hard but can be shaped after the birthcanal. That changes back later to normal headshape.

What bony landmark is defined as a pit or socket?

A fossa is a bony landmark defined as a pit or socket.