An external fixator acts as a stabilizing frame to hold the broken bones in proper position. In an external fixator, metal pins or screws are placed into the bone through small incisions into the skin and muscle.n external fixator acts as a stabilizing frame to hold the broken bones in proper position. In an external fixator, metal pins or screws are placed into the bone through small incisions into the skin and muscle.
Cockatoo Squid This transparent cockatoo squid (Leachia sp.), also known as a glass squid, lives in the depths of the ocean and has many adaptations to help it survive there. It retains ammonia solutions inside its body that give it a balloon-like shape and help it float.
These can accumulate in a thick layer, deterring predators that must crawl to reach them. Not all sponges have a direct defense mechanism. Glass sponges do not produce any toxins, but they live in the very deep ocean where predators are rare. Despite their defenses, sponges can only make slight movements, when they can move at all. They are vulnerable to any organisms that can overcome their defenses and are prey to many species of turtles, fish and invertebrates.