We are born with about 300 to 350 bones but some of the bones fuse together as we grow and by the time we reach young adulthood we have on an average about 206 bones. 1) The long bones: - eg:- in the ...

This newspaper carried a picture (July 26) of the skeletal anatomy of a species said to be over 500,000 years old, yet it was not mentioned what type of mammal the skeleton belonged to. While ...

On the basis of the skeleton present in the body it is of two types: 1. Exo Skeleton: The skeleton found on the exterior layer of the body and basically originates from embryonic ectoderm or mesoderm.

BOSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) --Researchers with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics claim to have traced the "skeletal structure" of the Milky Way galaxy. They shared their findings earlier this ...

In the blink of an eye, the human visual system can process an object, determining whether it's a cup or a sock within milliseconds, and with seemingly little effort. It's well-established that an ...

The human body is a marvel and one that kids can be absolutely fascinated by. What is the foundation of the entire thing: the skeleton. That solid base that allows and restricts the way that we move.