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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.
14,490 Questions
What bones are distal to the radius and ulna and proximal to the metacarpals?
The radius and ulna are proximal to the carpal bones. The carpals are distal to the radius and ulna.
Which vitamne is good for you skin and bone?
Vitamin D plays an important role in bone health. 10-15 minutes of exposure to sunlight 2-3 times a weak is sufficient for strong bones.
Also vitamin K helps vitamin D to do its job and helps increase bone mass.
Minerals like calcium are also good for strong and healthy bones.
The cartilage found at the end of long bones is called?
At articular surfaces. And epiphysial plates in children
WHAT organ system contains the bone marrow?
Presumably you speak of bone marrow, located within mostbones of the skeletal system
hyaline cartilage
a penetrating head injury (A+)
The general shape of the thoracic cage is what?
The answer is "cone-shape" noted in the Lab Book A&P CAT VERSION Eliane Marieb
page 137
Is bone cartilage and tendons muscle tissue?
No. Cartilage falls in the category of connective tissue, which add support to the frame of the body, including support to muscle tissue. (This is true except the case of blood, which because of its matrix of cells, is also considered connective tissue.)
Which organs in your body are protected by ribs?
The rib cage protects the heart and lungs and part of the liver.
What does the hip bones and sacrum form?
The sacrum is the bone located just above the coccyx, or the tail bone. The sacrum is not the hip bone. The hip bone is the pelvis.
What is the structure of a skeleton?
Axial, skull, backbone, bony thorax, appendicular skeleton, upper appendages, periosteum, compact bone, spongy bone.
Why is the breast compressed during a mammogram?
Even with concerns about pain, a 2003 study said that three-fourths of women reported the pain associated with a mammogram as four on a 10-point scale.
What is the most frequently injured muscle in the human body?
Skin. The human organ of skin that covers the whole body is deffinitelly the most injured of all body organs. (Bet you didn't know skin was an organ)
What might you look like with out your skeleton?
well....... if the human body did not have muscles it would turn into jelly (figurative language) you would not be able to walk and it would ALSO be hard to talk you would not be able to eat or do
anyything except talk!
first of all all of every body need to shut up
lol
HipChix xxxx
Describe one of the main functions of the skeleton?
Support, protection, movement, storage (calcium), and blood cell formation.
What is nerve root effacement?
Nerve root effacement refers to nerve root compression. This is an issue where the root of the nerve is compressed into the spine before exiting it, which can cause some painful back symptoms.
