- Human skeleton | Parts, Functions, Diagram, Facts | Britannica
The human skeleton is the internal framework for the human body It consists of many individual bones and cartilages, as well as bands of fibrous connective tissue—the ligaments and the tendons—which serve in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton
- human skeleton Facts | Britannica
The human skeleton is the internal framework for the human body It consists of many individual bones and cartilages, as well as bands of fibrous connective tissue—the ligaments and the tendons—which serve in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton
- Human skeleton - Spinal Cord, Bones, Joints | Britannica
Human skeleton - Spinal Cord, Bones, Joints: For the spinal cord, with its tracts of nerve fibres traveling to and from the brain, the placement in relation to the spinal column is somewhat like that of a candle in a lantern
- Skeletal system parts and functions | Britannica
The skeleton supports the body and protects its internal organs It is held together by ligaments and moved at the joint s by the muscle s, which are attached to it The skeletal system includes both bones and cartilage
- The structure and functions of the human skeleton | Britannica
The human skeleton has two main subdivisions: the axial, comprising the vertebral column and much of the skull, and the appendicular, to which the pelvic girdles and the bones and cartilages of the limbs belong
- Human skeleton - Skull, Bones, Joints | Britannica
Human skeleton - Skull, Bones, Joints: The interior of the cranium shows a multitude of details, reflecting the shapes of the softer structures that are in contact with the bones
- Human skeleton - Axial, Visceral, Bones | Britannica
Human skeleton - Axial, Visceral, Bones: The cranium—the part of the skull that encloses the brain—is sometimes called the braincase, but its intimate relation to the sense organs for sight, sound, smell, and taste and to other structures makes such a designation somewhat misleading
- Human body | Organs, Systems, Structure, Diagram, Facts - Britannica
Characteristic of the vertebrate form, the human body has an internal skeleton with a backbone, and, as with the mammalian form, it has hair and mammary glands
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