Â· just now. Report Abuse. It takes a good 6-8 weeks for a break to heal properly. A compound fracture, spiral fracture or complete break would take closer to 8 weeks. A greenstick fracture could heal in as little as 4-6.eport Abuse. Most broken bones begin to heal within 48 hours however depending on the type and severity of the break it could take anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks to completely heal.
Science Main Index. Animals with an internal skeleton made of bone are called vertebrates. Vertebrates include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, primates, rodents and marsupials. Although vertebrates represent only a very small percentage of all animals, their size and mobility often allow them to dominate their environment.
It consists of bones, ligaments, and cartilage. The skeleton is composed of the hard tissues of the body, and its primary functions are to support the body, to provide a system of levers used in locomotion, to protect the soft organs of the body, and to produce red blood cells (hematopoiesis).The cat skeleton has an average of 250 bones. Appendicular skeleton â the bones of the limbs. 2  Axial skeleton â the bones of the skull, spine, ribs and sternum. 3  Visceral skeleton â bone that forms part of an organ (such as the middle ear ossicles). 4  Bones are organs composed of hard, mineralized tissue that provide structural support to the body.