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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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Why is a fixed joint called a fixed joint?
Fixed joints are called fixed joints because they are fixed and fused together. The are immovable. Two examples are the ilium (end of pelvic girdle) and the skull.
Why do vertebrates have the same kinds of bones arranged a little different?
They are the result of slight changes in the genetic information that produces them.
Due basically to their common ancestry. Evolution just builds on the past and does not innovate when it can tinker, So, the closer the ancestry is the closer the skeletal arrangement will be.
What is the medical term meaning the space behind the knee?
The back of the knee is known as the Popliteal Fossa. It's made up of numerous muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
The popliteal Fossa
popliteal fossa
The back of the knee is called the Popliteal Fossa
Popliteal
The back of the knee is the popliteal space or popliteal region.
The front surface of the knee is called the prepatellar region.
The back of the knee is the popliteal space.
The back of the knee is called popliteal space.
The back of your KNEE!!!
No. They attach muscles to bones. Ligaments attach bones to bones.
What are bones skin and organs examples of?
Bones, skin, and organs are examples of parts of human beings.
How many bones does it take to smile?
43 "muscles" are used to frown...I'm not aware of bones used to frown
look at it closely could be a blackhead or pimple
How will you behave to your classmate who is suffering from a bone deformity?
i accept her or him and i always tell dat she or he isw special like the other normal kid like me.
Can a human have 8 cervical vertebrae?
I have a number of bone anamolies. Including an 8th cervical vertabrae. I also have extra bones in my feet, I am missing a main artery in my feet, I have a congentital bone issue in my lumbar area, floating bone in my hand. I think you should be careful saying that something is not possible. No probable is true. Not possible is almost never true.
tough stretchy tissue which helps give the body shape and keeps the bones from rubbing together
What do we call a place where one bone is connected to a another bone?
Ligament
Elastic tissue joining bones to bones.
