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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 bone bears all of your weight when standing?
One Of your leg bones.
Actually the talus in your ankle bears all of your weight when you stand.
What does compression fractures mean?
A compression fracture occurs when the bones are broken due to some type of trauma. Usually, the trauma, has to be quite large in order to break the bone.
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What do you call the area at the back of your head that connects to the neck and is soft?
upper neck / lower head
Is the role of protein to insulate and protect the vital organs?
Proteins have several roles in the body - build and repair the body
- they are made into enzymes and hormones for normal body functions
- they are part of the immune system -- part of antibodies,
- they help with fluid balance
- and a few other roles. Proteins do not insulate vital organs. A special kind of fat helps to insulate and protect vital organs.
How many big bones does it take to get 31 prayer?
I suggest you use a skill calculator. I use the one at runescape.salmoneus.net, but there are several others, too, that help you do those calculations.
How is cracking your joints unhealthy?
My joints have cracked for years. Usually feels good when I crack them. As I age, more joints are cracking. Its getting a bit ridiculous. So far on the web, consensus seems to be that without pain, there's no real problem; but don't crack your fingers constantly.
I find taking chondroitin glucosamine MSM helps me not constant crack my lower back, neck, and ankles that was starting to worry me. i'd like to figure out if its ok for long term use...
Is called osteoporosis. (although this can also happen through conditions other than age).
homologous structures
Where the bone blades drop in zhypermu?
bone blade drops at icarus lvl 140 drop rate 4% have a nice day guys!
-JhayEm-
Using your value of a, the answer is 4x3x7x7 square metres. More accurate to use the correct value of a, which is pi (ie nearer to 3.142)
588.2 m2
Does Endochondral ossification occurs when chondrocytes replace osteoblasts in the matrix.?
No, you have it backwards. "Chondro" is the prefix for cartilage while "osteo" is the prefix for bone. Endochondral ossificiation is when the cartilage is replaced by bone, so you would have osteocytes moving into the matrix and replacing the chondrocytes.
a condition characterized by inappropriate pain which the side affects are tissue swelling and joint stiffness
False ribs are ribs that have no direct attachment to the sternum (breast bone).
Its the bone that joins the knee cap in the hind quarter of Beef
How do you tell if a skull is a Caucasian?
There will be more shape than an Asian skull and less shape than an African skull. African skulls will have a more prominent forehead, wider nose and an more prominent chin.
