In grade school they made us learn the bones of the body, but they never really told us what was so special about them and how important they were to our body.
There are 206 bones in your body!
Below are the reasons why the bones are important.
Support
One of the functions of the bones is to provide us with support. They are the strongest structure. We would just be a blob of tissue if we didn't have any bones in our body.
Function
The bones protect our vital organs from being harmed. The SKULL and the VERTEBRAE are the most important because they protect the central nervous system, which is very crucial for the rest of our body. The RIBS are also a big deal because they protect the heart and lungs.
Movement
The skeletal system works closely with the muscles through our body. Sometimes people refer to them as the musculoskeletal system. Not all the muscles are attached to bones because we have muscles in our digestive and cardiovascular system that help these systems function. Bones give the muscles something to attach to in order to contract and cause motion.
Blood Cells
The bones also are important as a center for the production of blood cells. Bone marrow is where the red blood cells are made and also where white blood cells (needed for the immune system), adipocytes (fat cells), and fibroblasts (needed to make connective tissue).
Calcium
Bones help regulate calcium levels. Calcium levels in the blood make sure that the nerves and muscles are working properly. Bone tissue can be broken down to increase the blood's supply when the body needs more calcium. If there is excess calcium it is stored in bone tissue for later.
Cloe, Adam. (2015 Jun 23). Why are bones important to the body? Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/80192-bones-important-body/
Bones are one of the coolest things to learn about I think. The information about calcium is pretty interesting. Im not a big calcium fan so Ive always struggled with having enough in my body. My bones are brittle & they break or chip or crack more than they probably should. Even though we have all learned this information at some point in our lives, I feel like now that Im older i am able to understand more and am very interested in this information!
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ReplyDeleteI am a science freak, so I loved reading this information it was a good refresher! Bones do more than just give us form, as you acknowledged, and the pictures were very good! My favorite part was where you mentioned that bones have bone marrow where red blood cells are made. You don't think about that when you think of blood, you usually just think of blood flowing throughout your body and not really where it is originated from. I enjoyed reading your post!
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ReplyDeleteI like the pictures in this blog. I had anatomy in high school and we had to learn all the bones in our body. It is very important to know the importance of bones and the other things that are associated it with it.
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