A fracture may cause the heel bone to widen and shorten. In some cases, a fracture may also enter the subtalar joint in the foot. When this occurs, damage to the articular cartilage covering the joint may cause long-term complications such as chronic pain, arthritis, and loss of motion.
General characteristics of the kingdom Monera are as follows: They are primitive organisms. All organisms of the kingdom are prokaryotes. They are present in both living and non-living environment. They can survive in harsh and extreme climatic conditions like in hot springs, acidic soils etc. They are primitive organisms. 2  All organisms of the kingdom are prokaryotes. 3  They are present in both living and non-living environment. 4  They can survive in harsh and extreme climatic conditions like in hot springs, acidic soils etc.
Characteristics. The Vertebrata have all the characteristics of the Craniata but share, in addition, a number of unique characteristics which do not occur in hagfishes (Hyperotreti). These characteristics are: 1  Metamerically arranged endoskeletal elements flanking the spinal cord.ou can click on the root to travel down the Tree of Life all the way to the root of all Life, and you can click on the names of descendent subgroups to travel up the Tree of Life all the way to individual species. For more information on ToL tree formatting, please see Interpreting the Tree or Classification.