“While the external structure of a bone allows you to directly compare it with similar animals to help work out the animal’s relationships, the internal structure tends to reveal clues about ...

Hand and colleagues decided to have a closer look at the fossil, including the internal microstructure of the bone, using CT and other scanning techniques. "While the external structure of a bone ...

Long periods in space damage bone structure irreparably in some cases and can make parts of the human skeleton age prematurely by up to 10 years. This is what a sport scientist at Friedrich ...

to image the bone structure of the tibia in the lower leg and the radius in the lower arm. The team took these images at four points in time — before spaceflight, when the astronauts returned ...

The type of bone determines the amount of movement. Type of bone Example in body Description Long Femur Cylindrical in shape and found in the limbs. Their main function is to act as a lever.

Hand and colleagues decided to have a closer look at the fossil, including the internal microstructure of the bone using CT and other scanning techniques. “While the external structure of a bone ...