They move when the muscles around them contract, and they are the most mobile parts of the skeleton. Short bones are found in the wrists and ankles and are about equal in their length, width and ...

An exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossil was uncovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. The discovery, ...

Regardless of age or sex, the skeletal system can be broken down into two parts, known as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The adult axial skeleton consists of 80 bones.

A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist, also demonstrates the relevant anatomy.

Part two of two teaching films about human anatomy which is devoted to the action of the skeletal muscles in producing movement of the bones at the joints of the human skeleton. It uses live ...

Types of skeletal dysplasia are generally classified by which parts of the skeleton are involved. If your child is born with skeletal dysplasia, they will have abnormal differences in the size and ...