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Skeleton

A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is a rigid outer shell that holds up an organism's shape; the endoskeleton, a rigid internal frame to which the organs and soft tissues attach; and the hydroskeleton, a flexible internal structure supported by…

Classification, Vertebrate skeletons & Invertebrate skeletons

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Greek
σκελετός
MeSH
D012863

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Etymology

Classification

Vertebrate skeletons

Invertebrate skeletons

Cartilage

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Skeleton

Nodes164
Edges163
Triples164
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
Components1

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Skeleton

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related to Bibliography · 69
Skeleton → Alireza, American Society, Aydın, Balaban, Barnes, Belmont, Biochemistry, Biological Chemistry, Biological Reviews, Biology, Birds, Body, Body Weight, Book, Brooks/Cole, Calif, Cambridge Philosophical Society, Classical Mechanics, Cooper, Copeia
related to External links · 10
Skeleton → American, Austin, Media, Michigan Mammutidae, Skeletons, Texas, University, Viewer, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Echinoderms · 8
Skeleton → Among, Echinoderm, Paleozoic, Plates, Sea, Skeletal, The, They
related to Exoskeletons · 8
Skeleton → An, Arthropods, Exoskeletons, In, Pacific Ocean, Somewhat, Syrinx, The
related to Rigidity · 7
Skeleton → Cartilage, For, Organisms, Pliant, Rigid, Such, This
related to Vertebrate skeletons · 6
Skeleton → Another, Bones, In, Most, The, Vertebrate
related to Arthropods · 5
Skeleton → An, Arthropods, Some, The, They
related to Classification · 5
Skeleton → Fluid, Hydrostatic, Skeletons, Solid, These
related to Fish · 5
Skeleton → Cartilaginous, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, The, They
related to Birds · 4
Skeleton → Because, Birds, Several, The

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skeletons bones cartilage body structure bone exoskeleton animals skeletal muscles arthropods echinoderms composed also vertebrates sponges tissue including rigid internal

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SkeletonGreekσκελετός1.00infobox
SkeletonMeSHD0128631.00infobox
Skeletonis astructural frame that supports the body of most animals0.90text
jellyfishinstance offor instance in the hinge of bivalve shells or the mesoglea of cnidarians0.80text
calcium carbonateinstance ofcalcium compounds0.80text
flagellainstance ofenables cellular motion using structures0.80text
ciliainstance ofenables cellular motion using structures0.80text
lamellipodiainstance ofenables cellular motion using structures0.80text
and transport within cells such as the movement of vesiclesinstance ofenables cellular motion using structures0.80text
organellesinstance ofenables cellular motion using structures0.80text
and plays a role in cellular divisioninstance ofenables cellular motion using structures0.80text
the braininstance ofand protects organs0.80text

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