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Body Framework
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In the 19th century, some people believed that you could tell a ...
Multi-jointed
Many of your bones meet at joints. These allow you to bend and move. ...
Bone brawn
Bone is one of the strongest materials. Bones are much lighter than ...
Flexible backbone
Animals which have backbones and skeletons inside their bodies are ...
Amazing But True
Your rib cage is made up of 12 vertebrae, 24 ribs and a breastbone in ...
What’s in a bone?
A bone is a living structure made up of water, minerals such as ...
How many bones?
Most adults have 206 separate bones in their skeletons. A newborn ...
Skeleton scaffold
Without a skeleton, your body would collapse in a heap. Your skeleton ...