Sentence examples for series of bones from inspiring English sources

Vertebral column, also called spinal column, spine, or backbone, in vertebrate animals, the flexible column extending from neck to tail, made of a series of bones, the vertebrae.

When the quadrate is swung forward, the two series of bones slide forward, causing the upper jaw to swing upward on its hinge with the skull.

Two series of bones (the quadratojugal-jugal series and the pterygoid-palatine series), both of which lie in the roof of the mouth, are situated between the quadrate and the upper jaw.

Temnospondyl larvae are often distinguished by poorly developed bones and the presence of a hyobranchial apparatus, a series of bones that gills would attach to in life.

As undergraduates they got the idea to launch a series of bone-collecting expeditions to the Rocky Mountains.

She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found.

Rockhold took advantage of the miss and dragged Weidman to the ground in the third, unleashing a series of bone-crunching punches and elbows, all on Chris' face.

The present study is designed to evaluate the frequency and characteristics of both diseases in a large series of bone biopsy specimens.

He writes: We are not heading for a Lehman like moment of global deleveraging, but a series of bone jarring thuds (local bubbles) along an otherwise beautiful scenic road.

What follows is a series of bone-crunching fight sequences in which the feet and fists fly as the body count spirals, each knockout punch topping the one before.

First, under Johnson, the company essentially fired one-third of its customers through a series of bone-headed moves.