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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 soft tissue called that fills the hollow or central part of most bones?
The soft, blood building tissue in the center of a bone is called marrow.
Mollusks are invertebrate animals. This means they have no vertrebral column, or back bone.
Where is the first thoracic rib?
All ribs are thoracic ribs so the first rib would be right under the clavical.
What is the destruction or dissolution of a vertebra?
The destruction or dissolution of a vertebra typically refers to a process where the bone structure of a vertebra undergoes degradation, often due to conditions like osteoporosis, infection, tumor growth, or trauma. This can lead to vertebral fractures, collapse, or deformities in the spine, often resulting in pain, reduced mobility, and neurological complications if the spinal cord is affected. Treatment may involve medication, physical therapy, or surgical interventions to stabilize the spine and alleviate symptoms.
Why do people say women owe men a rib?
There is a biblical myth that says God took a rib from Adam to make Eve 8the first people he was supposed to have created.
Why probably did Brunelleschi use nine circles of horizontal ribs for the dome?
As the reverse of Dante's nine circles of hell
Which organ can be palpated under the ribs on the right sige?
Most likely the kidney though perhaps the liver.
the kidneys are closer to the thoracic spine (i.e. the back) than the ribs. you would be feeling the liver. unless you're feeling your back, it's very difficult to "play" with the kidneys from your anterior side.
What does there are 206 bones in your body you want one more?
There is also patella- it is a sesamoid bone (not attached to the skeleton) and there are sutural bones between bones of skull.
Physical evidence that supports the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction includes?
decreased width of the H band during contraction
A synchondrosis is a place in the body where two bones are directly joined together by cartilage. A type of joint. In some joints, the cartilage may turn into bone over time
Which bones help the body move for lifting objects?
Just about every bone in teh body helps move or lift objects. bones act as levers for the muscles to contract against. wiki on!
How does movement occur in the human rib cage?
movement occurs in human beings is when you use your legs and other body parts to walk
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Bone differ from cartilage in that the processes of bone cells are in contact with one another through the canaliculi. Instead of diffusing through the mineralizing matrix, nutrients and gases can pass through the small amount of fluid surrounding the cells in the canaliculi and lacunae or pass from cell to cell through the gap junction connecting the cell processes.
What is an 8 letter word for the bones running up the middle back?
The scientific name for the backbone(s) is the plural noun vertebrae (9 letters).
The singular noun is 8 letters, vertebra.
