Fibrous joints are immovable or fixed joints in which no movement is possible. These joints are made of tough collagen fibres. Fibrous joints are found in: (1) the sutures (joints between the skull plates) of the skull; (2) the peg and socket joint found between the teeth and their bony sockets; and (3) the radio-ulnar […]
Tendon is a soft fibrous connective tissue which makes a link between the muscles and the other parts of the body, especially the bones. The main function of tendon in our body is to move the bone. The spindle-shaped fibrous tissues are called fibrocytes. The collagenous fibres present in the tendons provide them with the
A joint is the place where two bones meet or the point where the bones meet the cartilage. The bones are held together at the joint by ligaments. Joints allow us to twist, turn and move our rigid skeleton. The movement of the joint is facilitated by the adjoining muscles. These muscles exert a certain
The foot is the base of the human leg. There are 26 bones and more than 100 muscles in the human foot. This network makes the human foot a complex part. The bones of the foot are arranged into three parts: the tarsal bones, metatarsal bones and phalanges. The metatarsal bones form the body of
Thigh The bones of the lower limbs are connected with the trunk by means of the pelvic girdle. The lower limb supports the body; they help to maintain balance and mobility. The part between the hip and the knee is referred as the thigh. The bone of the thigh is the femur bone, which is
The bones of the hand are arranged in groups. The three types of the bones that constitute a hand are: the carpals, the metacarpals and the phalanges. The carpals or the bones which enter into the formation of the wrist are short bones. The metacarpals (long bones) form the skeleton of the palm of the
The upper arm is the section of an arm from the elbow to the shoulder. The longest bone present in the upper arm is the humerus. The upper arm helps pull and lift things. The joint at the elbow allows the arm to swing 180 degrees at full extension. The round socket of the shoulder
The pelvic girdle is a link between the trunk (upper part of the body) and the lower part of the body. The hip or pelvic girdle is made up of two coxal (two hip bones : left and right) bones. Each coxal bone is shaped up by the combination of three bones: ilium, ischium and
Long, long ago, there lived a poor woodman with his wife in a small cottage. One night, thewoodman’s wife sat by his side and said, “How nice it would be if we had a child, no matter ifit were no bigger than my thumb!” A fairy appeared and granted the woodman and his wife the
The vertebral column is also known as the spinal column. It is a flexible structure formed by a number of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae. It consists of 26 vertebrae in adults and 33 in children. The backbone extends from the neck to the tail bone. The foremost job of this column is to provide
Thoracic Cage The thoracic cage is also called the rib cage or the thoracic basket. It is comprised of a sternum and a set of curved bones, called the ribs. It is attached to the diaphragm at the lower end. The main functions of the thoracic cage are to protect and support the internal organs
A kind woman had no children. One day, a fairy heard her wish to have a baby-girl. She gave her a seed to plant in her garden. The seed bloomed into a flower. The woman saw a tiny, beautiful girl inside the flower, not bigger than her thumb. She decided to call her ‘Thumbelina.’ Thumbelina
Ear ossicles are the three smallest bones of the body. They are located in the middle ear cavity. They are joined together with tiny joints. The main function of these bones is to transmit sound vibrations. These three bones are named as: the malleus (the first ossicles), incus (second ossicles) and stapes (the third ossicles).
Once upon a time, there were three billy goats living on mountainside. The largest and eldest was calledthe Great Billy Goat for his huge horns. The second one was slightly smaller, with a silky coat, and was known as the Big Billy Goat. The youngest and most handsome white one was called the Little Billy
A very loving and clever Mama Goat lived in a pretty cottage with her seven little kids.One day, she was going to the market leaving the kids at home. “Don’topen the door unless you are sure I have returned. There’s a wolf out!” she warned them. The big, bad wolf watched Mama Goat going away.
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