Article: Bony Fish
Biology;      541 words ... ... Osteichthyes (literally "bony fish") gets its name from the bony skeleton and scales of its members. The group comprises nearly all ... cartilaginous fish, and the primitive lampreys and their kin. Bony skeletons and scales are the primary features that differentiate these ...

Article: Nose job: anatomy.
Science World;  February 7, 2003 ;     612 words ... ... surgical method: The surgeon first separates the skin from its supporting framework. "What you're operating on is the bony skeleton in the upper third and predominately cartilaginous (soft tissue-like) structure in the lower third of the nose," says ...

Article: Vitamin D and Tooth Loss in the Elderly -- Have We Seen the ...
Alternative Medicine Alert;  May 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... are important nutrients for bone health. Calcium is a primary mineral component of hydroxyapatite, present throughout the bony skeleton, and vitamin D has important hormonal regulatory effects on bony metabolism as well as immunomodulatory effects. Given ...

Article: 'Fuzzy raptor' is the missing link to birds.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  July 16, 2002 ;     677 words ... ... remarkable discovery. They unearthed the "missing link" a dinosaur fossil nicknamed "fuzzy raptor". The creature has the bony skeleton of a predatory dinosaur but was fringed with a coat of feathers. The discovery is being hailed by scientists as the final ...

Article: A Rare Presentation of Tuberculosis
The American Surgeon;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... MUSCULOSKELETAL TUBERCULOSIS (TB) is rare and accounts for approximately 6 per cent of extrapulmonary TB. Involvement of the bony skeleton occurs most often in middle-aged and HIV-infected patients. The most commonly affected areas include the lower spine ...

Article: Outside and Inside Birds.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
The Horn Book Magazine;  January 1, 1995 ;     543 words ... ... audience with questions, simple analogies, and comparisons. "A bird's body, like your body, has a framework -- a bony skeleton. Bones are hard, but they are not solid like rock. A bird's bones are even less solid than yours. In fact, some of ...

Article: 'Missing link' dino-bird fossil on display in Scotland
The Scotsman;  June 27, 2003 ;     553 words ... ... China, made a remarkable discovery a feathered dinosaur fossil, affectionately named Fuzzy Raptor. The fossil had the bony skeleton expected of a group of predatory dinosaurs the dromaeosaurs but was fringed with a coat of feathers. They had finally found ...