Skeletal muscles move the bones in the body. The skeletal system is made from bones and joints. The femur bone in the thigh is the longest and strongest bone in the body. The smallest bones in the ...

Now, researchers in the team of Ralf Adams reveal another fundamental player in the skeletal system ... any additional labeling. "By combining the SHG signal intrinsic to the bone collagen fibers ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton ... system. The precursor cells of the spine and ribs are somitic mesoderm cells, which arise from the sides of the embryo's back and form—besides bones—also ...

Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and ...