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endoskeletonInternal supporting structure of vertebrates, made up of cartilage or bone. It provides support, and acts as a system of levers to which muscles are attached to provide movement. Certain parts of the skeleton (the skull and ribs) give protection to vital body organs. Sponges are supported by a network of rigid, or semirigid, spiky structures called spicules; a bath sponge is the proteinaceous skeleton of a sponge. |
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We are endoskeletal beings, with the body keeping the spine, nerves, and blood vessels in proper alignment through most of life. In the videotape, the patient wears a prosthesis with an endoskeletal shank and a distal thigh with a cosmetic foam cover, that makes the prosthetic side almost indistinguishable from the sound limb. In endoskeletal limbs, the most common usages of the modular adapters are to attach the socket and pylon to the foot, knee or the hip," said Meg Hall, prosthetics product manager at Seattle Systems. |
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