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skeleton in anatomy, the stiff supportive framework of the body. The two basic types of skeleton found among animals are the exoskeleton and the endoskeleton. The shell of the clam is an exoskeleton composed primarily of calcium carbonate. It provides formidable protection, but it is bulky and severely restrictive of movement. The smallest exoskeletons are found on microscopic animals such as diatoms and certain protozoans. Coral reefs are made up of the accumulated exoskeletons of the coral polyp. The firm, flexible, chitinous (horny) insect skeleton is a combination of protective armor and... Read more

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The Oxford Companion to the Body skeleton The human skeleton has been somewhat nebulously defined as ‘a man with his insides...subject, one need only observe the media frenzy that ensues when a human skeleton is discovered. Paradoxically, the level of media interest seems to... Read more

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Biology Skeletons Everyone is familiar with the human skeleton and its role in supporting the body. Less familiar is the variety of skeletons in other animals and the additional functions they provide. Zoologists generally... Read more

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	The ballad of the skeletons. (poem) Magazine article from: The Nation; 11/27/1995; ; 461 words ; Said the Presidential skeleton I won't sign the bill Said the Speaker skeleton Yes you will Said the Representative skeleton I object Said the Supreme Court skeleton Whaddya expect Said the Military skeleton Buy Star Bombs Said the Upperclass skeleton... Read more
	Profile: Olympic skeleton is not a sport for sissies Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 2/20/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Olympic skeleton is not a sport for sissies Host: BOB EDWARDS...free skate program. The sliding sport of skeleton returns to the Winter Olympics today after a 54-year absence. Skeleton sliders sprint, bent over, at the start... Read more
	Profile: Skeleton sledding returns to the 2002 Olympics Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 1/6/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Skeleton sledding returns to the 2002 Olympics...n't face-up and feet-first luge. Nope. Skeleton has its own special madness. Mr. CODY...sure. BERKES: Cody Craner(ph) watches skeleton practice during a tour of Olympic venues... Read more
	Scary skeleton: the new crazy, Olympic sport. Magazine article from: Kidsworld Magazine; 9/22/2001; 699 words ; ...roller-coaster rides? Then, you'll love skeleton, a sport where speed-demons sled headfirst...hearing about it, Canada has a national skeleton team. This awesome group of kamikaze...Olympic Games in February 2002 where skeleton makes its first formal appearance as... Read more
	Densification of a Powder-Metal Skeleton by Transient Liquid-Phase Infiltration Magazine article from: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...method for densifying a powder-metal skeleton that produces a final part of homogeneous...which produce net-shape powder-metal skeletons directly from computer-aided design models...material similar in composition to the skeleton, but also containing a melting-point... Read more
	A gigantic skull and skeleton of the horned dinosaur Pentaceratops sternbergi from New Mexico Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT-An exceptionally large skeleton of Pentaceratops sternbergi (Ornithischia...associated with most of the postcranial skeleton. The restored skull is nearly three meters...ones, as well as a complete postcranial skeleton (Osborn, 1923; Wiman, 1930; Lull, 1933... Read more
	Take a Position: Skeleton or Luge? Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/10/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...misses doing the minuet on ice, but now skeleton has arrived at these games, and it causes...on the quite shattering implications skeleton has for the luge. Finally, a sport has...lines? It's a whole new area of inquiry. Skeleton is a belly flop down the hill. Suddenly... Read more
	2nd suburb skeleton found Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/10/1988; ; 264 words ; A second skeleton was discovered Thursday in a suspected mob graveyard near...investigators said may be the partial remains of a third skeleton alongside it. The second skeleton was found about 1,000 yards northwest of where the first... Read more
	Skeleton clocks. Magazine article from: Interior Design; 10/1/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...collectors alike, none is more fascinating than the skeleton clock. The term skeleton clock includes any clock that has been designed...wooden or metal case, concealing it from view; a skeleton clock exhibits, by means of its carved-out frame... Read more
	Problem remains Giving skeleton to school a difficult task, donor finds Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/5/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...the same with her bones. Donating her skeleton to science, she has found out, is no...the fact that the commercial market for skeletons has been bone dry ever since India banned...attempted to make arrangements to donate her skeleton after she dies, she found that although... Read more

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