The adult human body has 206 bones, and more than half of the total amount of bones are found in the hands and feet. Bones continue to grow until the approximate age of twenty and then they regenerate to create new bone to replace old bone. The smallest bone in the body is the stap...
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family. galantine noun (n.) A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from bones, tied up, ...
The knee joint is one of the largest joints of the human body. The knee joins the femur (thigh bone) with the tibia (shin bone). The knee cap, the femur, and tibia together form the knee joint. Movements of the knee joints are facilitated with the help of tendons attached...
The thumb has 2 phalanges whereas other fingers have 3 phalanges each. Femur Thigh Bones- Femur is located in the thigh region. The head of the femur fits into the acetabulum of the pelvic girdle to form a ball and socket joint. It is the longest and the heaviest bone. It supports the...
The skeletal muscles get their name because these muscles are attached to the bones of the skeletal system. When the skeletal muscles contract, they will pull on a bone which causes the portion of the body supported by that bone to move. Therefore, the primary function of ...
bonesthat had been unearthed at several locations in southernEnglandduring the early part of the 19th century. Owen recognized that these reptiles were far different from other known reptiles of the present and the past for three reasons: they were large yet obviously terrestrial, unlike the ...