The skull is the bony framework of the head, which gives shape to the head and the face. Eight flat bones join together to form a skull. The skull is arranged in two parts: the cranium and the facial skeleton. The cranium also called brain box, consists of four bones while the facial skeleton consists […]
The word ‘appendicular’ refers to anything related to a limb or limbs. The appendicular skeleton is the second part of our skeletal system, which contains a total of 126 bones. This part consists of the bones of the limbs (hands and legs) along with their girdles: pectoral and pelvic. Pelvic girdle is the place where
The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton which is comprised of 80 bones of the head and trunk of the body. Axial skeleton is comprised of the bones of the skull, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column. It lies in the mid-line
It was a beautiful summer. A duck was hatching her eggs. The duck was puzzled to see that one of theducklings was not similar to the other ducklings and was very ugly. Thus, the Ugly Duckling hatched outfrom the egg. As the Ugly Duckling was quite different in shape and size in comparison with the
Cartilage is an important component of the human body. It is a connective tissue that helps in the structural formation of the body and provides support to the other tissues of the body. It is found in many areas of the body. For example, joints between bones, ends of the ribs, between the vertebrae in
Human bones grow continually from birth till the mid- 20’s. A growing baby has 350 bones. As it grows, many bones join together and thus the number of bones decreases till the baby grows into an adult. The bones of the skeleton are classified according to their shapes and formations. Over half of our bones
There was a big deserted castle that had a beautiful garden attached to it. The childrenused to play in the garden on their way back from school every afternoon. It all came to a sudden end one afternoon. A harsh voice boomed out asthe kids were busy at play, “What are you noisy brats doing
The skeletal system is the bony framework of the body. It provides support and protects the soft organs like brain, lungs and heart. It has an important role in the body movement. This system is made up of 206 bones of different shapes and sizes. Bones are made up of living cells. The inside of
Once upon a time, a peasant on his way home heard a feeble voice calling “Help! Help!” Helooked round and realised that the sound was coming from beneath a large boulder. He askedin amazement, “Who’s calling for help?” A voice replied, “It’s me. The rock rolled down over my hole and I’m shut in. I
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Head The head includes the part of the body above the neck, principally the skull and the face along with the internal structures. The skull is the bony base of the head that protects the brain. When compared to the ancestors, the apes, human heads house big-sized brains. The size of a newborn baby’s head
Night had fallen on the New Year’s Eve, a bitterly cold night. The snow had been falling all eveningand the house tops and trees were laden heavy with snow. A blanket of snow covered the ground.Everything was white and cold. No one was seen along the streets which lay silent and empty, except for one
The human body is like a well-organised machine. It is capable of performing different tasks. The human body has a specialised structure, both inside and outside. The body-parts work together to perform several functions in orderly manner. Cell The cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms. It is the smallest
A shoemaker and his wife lived in a little house on the edge of a forest. They were very, very poor. With each passing day they grew poorer and poorer.At last there was nothing left in their house but a little amount of money. The shoemaker could buy leather for only one pair of shoes.
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A tailor was preparing to eat some jam. All of a sudden, some flies settled on it. Thetailor killed seven of them with one blow. The tailor was proud of his deed. He made a belt describing the deed, ‘Sevenat one blow.’ Inspired, he set out into the world to seek his fortune. On his
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The boy kept the one-legged soldier away from the rest of the soldiers.He was probably biased. He did not like him because of his one missing leg. The soldier fell in love with the ballerina standing opposite bto him. She was in a dancepose, hence, on one leg. She was made of paper. Some toys
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