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Chapter 2, Problem 84TAD(choose chapter or problem)
Each bone in the skeletal chain of bones forming your spine is separated from its neighbors by disks of elastic tissue. What happens, then, when you jump heavily onto your feet from an elevated position? (Hint: Think about the hammerhead in Figure 2.5.) Discuss why you think you are a little taller in the morning than at night.
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QUESTION:
Each bone in the skeletal chain of bones forming your spine is separated from its neighbors by disks of elastic tissue. What happens, then, when you jump heavily onto your feet from an elevated position? (Hint: Think about the hammerhead in Figure 2.5.) Discuss why you think you are a little taller in the morning than at night.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
When we jump onto our feets, the elastic discs come to a sudden motion upwards to distribute the weight evenly through the spinal cord. Due to inertia of motion, all the elastic discs come nearer i.e get compressed.