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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 name of the bone which usually breaks when a person has been strangled?
The hyoid will sometimes break when a person has been strangled.
How can you make wrists wider?
To make your wrist bigger and the rest of you stay the same? Yeah, very unlikely able to happen. The only way to make your wrist bigger is gain weight. The fat will and should form around both wrists. If you are fully grown, your bones cannot grow anymore. If youre not willing to gain weight and you are not growing anymore, just accept the fact thats you. Not being mean or anything. Trust me Ive been there.
What are the 4 main organs in the skeletal system?
Hello,
The skeletal system is made up of our bones. Think of the skeletons you see at Halloween time. The job of our skeleton is to give our body support and strength from the inside to hold us together.
Our organs are completely different from our skeletal system because each organ is responsible for it's own unique body function. For example, our heart, pancreas, liver, brain, lungs, kidneys etc. would all be considered organs. The heart is a pump for our body, the pancreas is an enzyme maker to help food digest, the liver a filter, the brain the CEO and messenger service, lungs are the gas exchangers, kidneys are another kind of filter and so on.
Good question.
Why is fibula smaller than tibia?
the tibia is the shin bone
thw fibula is the other bone, which runs through the calf.
they are very close together
What is the condition in which the body's bones became weak and break easily?
Fibrous dysplasia, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, and Osteopenia are all diseases that cause the thinning of bone.
Fibrous dysplasia is a disease that affects one or more bones. During the course of this disease, growths or lesions replace healthy bone with fibrous tissue. This tissue elongates and thins the bone, making it weak and deformed.
Osteomalacia is a disease caused by insufficient intake or malabsorption of vitamin D. It leads to soft, deformed bones that may be thin, brittle, and painful. Osteomalacia's affects can sometimes be stopped or reversed by high doses of vitamin D and sunlight.
Osteoporosis is a disease marked by an extreme reduction in bone mineral density. This lowered bone mineral density is due to an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation, usually caused by chronic malnutrition, hormonal defficiencies, medications, and/or diseases. Osteoporosis causes weakness, extreme fragility (increased fracture risk), thin and brittle bones, and occasionally loss of height. Osteoporosis is considered life-threatening and is usually treated with supplemental calcium, vitamin D, biphosphates, hormones, and physically strengthening activity.
Osteopenia is another disease marked by low bone mineral density. The bone mineral density of an Osteopenic is not as severely reduced as someone with Osteoporosis, but the patient is highly susceptible to developing Osteoporosis over time. To prevent further bone loss, a doctor often prescribes supplemental calcium, vitamin D, biphosphates, hormone therapy, and/or extra physical activity.
There are other bone-thinning diseases but the four above are the most frequently observed.
Yes. And as far as I'm aware, all animals with internal skeletons have rib cages, to protect the vital organs.
What does the weight and density of a persons bone structure determine?
The weight and density of a persons bone structure determines the body frame.
What rays can be used to form images of bones and internal organs?
The type of rays are x-rays. The way they take a picture of just one part of your body is they put a lead apron on you.
HI Quiz Answer: X-Rays
Why are skeletons called skeletons?
The word "skeleton" refers to the bones and not to the body. It's the entire structure of bones that supports the body.
The word comes from the Greek word "skeletós," meaning "dried up," from the verb that means "to dry." It was used to refer to a mummy.
What is An excessive concave curvature of the thoracic spine?
Either Scoliosis or Kyphosis. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine, primarily in the thoracic region. Kyphosis is the forward bending of the thoracic region, the "round back" deformity.
How do your ribs protect your organs?
your ribs are like a hard shield that stands infrunt of the organs and stuff to protect it. =D
How do you stretch a tight rib cage?
There are many different causes to air being trapped in the rib cage/ lung area. The methods for relieving it are just as numerous as the causes. Although it can be painful, trying to remove the air yourself can be more painful, ineffective, or even dangerous. It is best to talk to your doctor to determine the cause and the solution.
In the last episode of season 4, Booth dreams while he is in a coma that he and bones are married but they are not in really.
What muscle spans from the ribs to sternum to the pubic bones?
The rectus abdominus is a long, straplike muscle that connects the pubic bones to the rib and sternum.
Does everybody break a bone in their body at some point in their lives?
Not everyone will break a bone in their lifetime, but it is pretty likely for children to break bones accidentally, or for older people with more frail bones to break their bones in case of a fall.
In England, the annual bone fracture rate is just slightly less than 4% of the population.
The tibia is part of the lower leg. Below your thigh, (femur), and your knee,(patella), are two long bones, the tibia and the fibula. They are easy to tell apart in that the tibia is larger then the fibula. "The shin bone", is your tibia. It is slightly stronger than the fibula.
As the body grows is the skeleton replaced with hard bone tissue?
The Cartilage (baby bones) join together to make the bones that you have now.
