The efficient architecture of our joints, which allows our skeletons to be flexible and sturdy, originated among our most ...

The ability of our skeletons to move with both flexibility and stability can be traced back to ancient jawed fish. Scientists studied modern cartilaginous fish, such as sharks and skates, and compared ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...

Evidence for this function first came from studies of the organ's anatomy and its nerves as well ... Like the intracranial joint, this feature is unknown in any other extant animal.