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Vikentia [17]
2 years ago
12

Do hollow bones provide extra weight?

Biology
2 answers:
Elina [12.6K]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The large bones in our body are also hollow, which makes them strong so they can support more weight, but light, so it takes less energy to move them.

Hope my answer helped! Happy Holidays!

Explanation:

ASHA 777 [7]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

How much lighter would a human be if we had hollow bones like in birds? about 10% lighter. most of our weight is muscle (water) and fat. bones are only about 20% of our body weight.

Explanation:

so no they are actually much lighter

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