With Halloween approaching, there has been an overwhelming presence of Halloween skeletons. Unlike many other fantasy Halloween creatures, the skeleton is real and often poorly depicted as a Halloween decoration. The bones in a real skeleton function as support, protection, movement, storage, and blood cell formation. This skeleton in particular is anatomically incorrect and would therefore function poorly.
The rib cage of this skeleton alone has many inaccuracies. A real human skeleton has 24 ribs, while this skeleton only has 8. The lack of ribs in the rib cage would not allow the it to function effectively in a real human. The rib cage is essential in a human body in order to “protect the internal thoracic organs... [and] during chest expansion, [to allow] the rib cage [to move] to permit inflation” (“The Ribs”). The rib cage consists of costal cartilage which connects the false ribs to the sternum, false ribs which are connected by costal cartilage to the sternum, and floating ribs which is not connected to the sternum. This skeleton’s lack of false ribs, floating ribs, and costal cartilage would therefore hinder the rib cage’s proper functions. …show more content…
The bones in the hands and feet are divided in three sections, in the hands: carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges, in the feet: tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges. These short bones in the hands function to “provide stability and movement” (Types of Bones). This skeleton’s hands and feet are not divided correctly, the hands are missing the metacarpals and the feet are made up of one bone, while it should be divided into tarsals, and phalanges. Without these short bones, this skeleton would not have proper movement nor
The rib cage of this skeleton alone has many inaccuracies. A real human skeleton has 24 ribs, while this skeleton only has 8. The lack of ribs in the rib cage would not allow the it to function effectively in a real human. The rib cage is essential in a human body in order to “protect the internal thoracic organs... [and] during chest expansion, [to allow] the rib cage [to move] to permit inflation” (“The Ribs”). The rib cage consists of costal cartilage which connects the false ribs to the sternum, false ribs which are connected by costal cartilage to the sternum, and floating ribs which is not connected to the sternum. This skeleton’s lack of false ribs, floating ribs, and costal cartilage would therefore hinder the rib cage’s proper functions. …show more content…
The bones in the hands and feet are divided in three sections, in the hands: carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges, in the feet: tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges. These short bones in the hands function to “provide stability and movement” (Types of Bones). This skeleton’s hands and feet are not divided correctly, the hands are missing the metacarpals and the feet are made up of one bone, while it should be divided into tarsals, and phalanges. Without these short bones, this skeleton would not have proper movement nor