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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 happens when your bones get old?

Throughout your lifespan......your bones continue to defy the force of gravity. From age 13 to atleast 50, your body's growing rate begins to slow down or decrease. Once that has stopped, your bones can no longer defy the force of gravity and begin to bend downwards. This why your height decreases. Even thought your bones are still healthy enough to produce white blood cells, they cannot stop this action. Once your bones are damaged at your age they will take very long to heal. That is why people lose several inches of height during their old age.......

There might be other factors but this is basically the main one

-Mitch

What stage of life do bones stop growing in length?

The bones in a human stop hardening and growing at 25, possibly younger for a boy than a girl. After 25, the bones are set and unchangeable, and are no longer so quick to heal.

When does cervical cancer able to fracture your bones?

well, it depends what stage the cancer is in. If it is metastasizing then yes you do have the possibility of getting bone cancer. but on the other hand if it is in the early stage there is no fear.

Major components of axial skeleton?

The Axial Skeleton is composed of five parts

1) the human skull

2) the ossicles of the middle ear

3) the hyoid bone of the throat

4) the rib cage

5) the vertebral column.

What animals have a skeleton?

All animals that are vertebrates meaning having backbones.

What are the bony parts of spine called?

The bony segments of the spine is the vertebrae.

Where can you find the smallrst bone in your body?

The smallest bone in the body is in your ear and is called the stirrup bone (stapes). It is only 0.25 to 0.33 cm long (0.10 to 0.13 in) and weighs only 1.98 to 4.3 mg.

Process of bone formation?

In case of bones you have Diaphysis in the center of bone and Epiphysis at either end. In between you have a plate of cartilage called as Metaphysis. New cells are is formed in this cartilage and get deposition of calcium salt at the end of Diaphysis. There by increasing the length of bone. When maturity age comes, usually by 18 to 20 years, this Metaphysis get ossified and no further growth in length of bones occur. Bone is a living tissue. In which Osteoclast cells continuously remove the bone and Osteoblast cellscontinuously deposit calcium salt in bones. Osteoclast remove the calcium salt and Osteoblasts deposit the calcium salt according to the need of the hour.

Where to order turkey ribs?

A turkey does not have enough meat to be sold like the beef.

What bone protects our brain?

The skull, or cranium (as it is medically termed. It is made up of fused bones; the frontal bone, the temporal bones, the parietal bones and the occipital bone; and other minor bones are also involved in protecting the brain, such as the sphenoid bone and ethmoid bone.
The skull protects your brain.

What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the upper leg bone and largest lower leg bone?

The upper leg bone is the femur, and the largest lower leg bone is the tibia. The term meaning pertaining to these two bones is femerotibial.

How do holes in bones help to make them strong?

The holes in bones allow the bone to bend slightly under stress. If bones were completely solid, they would be brittle, and would break or shatter when a large enough force is applied, in much the same way as a piece of rock of the same shape would break.

What is the material at the ends that's acts cushion between two bones?

Cartilage.

This is composed of connective tissue that is not as hard as bone but is stiffer than muscle.

What it is the outer covering of the bone?

Outer most layer of any bone is called the periosteum.

What is a bone protruding from an arm called?

dont move the bone or try to put it back. Use the acronym RED (rest, elevate, direct pressure) wrap the arm in a bandage to stop the bleeding taking care not to apply pressure directly on the exposed bone (many methods can be used such as the doughnut, log cabin method or using a stirafoam cup depending on the situation most of the time you will just have to wrap around the exposed bone then either transport the victim to the ER or call EMS

What is the smalest bone?

The smallest bone in the human skeleton is the "Ear Loave" bone. it is called the 'stirrup' bone and is located whithin your ear loave which is were you would normally have your ear pearced.

What is the most common type of cartilage found between bones in freely moveable joints?

Light micrograph of hyaline cartilage is a flexible connective tissue. This is including the joints between bones. To maintain this, one would need to take glucosamine chondroitin or something similar.

How do you draw the rib cage in inhaling?

There are four steps on how to draw a rib cage when the rib cage is inhaling. Some of the step-by-step instructions are draw the frame lining, draw out the right view of the rib cage, and then finish drawing out the beginning sculpture of the building blocks for the rib cage.

What is scoliosis of the lumbar spine?

Scoliosis of the lumbar spine is an abnormal sideways curve in the spine of the lower back.