Body and Bones
BC1035
Course 3 wk1 LOM Assignment
06/20/2013
“Body and Bones”
The question for this assignment is what are the steps that the system goes through from childhood to adulthood to reach 206 bones? I don’t think there is an exact science on these steps really. When we are born we have about 270 bones in our body. These bones are soft and called cartilage. As we get older it gets hard and turns into bone. The bone in a baby’s body needs calcium which they get from their milk mainly for the first year a lack of calcium is believed to lead into some medical problems. When we are babies, our bones are very soft and called cartilage. As we get bigger our cartilage gets hard and turns into bone from calcium. There are 206 bones in the adult body. There are five main functions of the body. Calcium is a mineral that helps bones stay strong eating the right foods allows the body to deposit calcium in bones so they stay strong. Children and teens who eat calcium-rich foods build up stores of calcium in their bones that help them maintain strong bones for life. While we are young we need to obtain as much calcium in our bones because by the end of our teen years we will not be able to add anymore calcium to our bones. We can only maintain what is already stored to stay healthy.
To make our bones in our body to remain healthy we need to try to take care of them when we are kids by wearing helmets when riding a motorcycle, bike. While on roller blades wear padding on knees, elbows, and wrist. Wear the proper gear for sports. Eat food that has calcium like yogurt, cottage cheese and drink milk. If we are to stay active then this should help our bones develop and stay strong for adulthood.
There are so many interesting facts about the body and bones. The largest bone in our body is femur
Course 3 wk1 LOM Assignment
06/20/2013
“Body and Bones”
The question for this assignment is what are the steps that the system goes through from childhood to adulthood to reach 206 bones? I don’t think there is an exact science on these steps really. When we are born we have about 270 bones in our body. These bones are soft and called cartilage. As we get older it gets hard and turns into bone. The bone in a baby’s body needs calcium which they get from their milk mainly for the first year a lack of calcium is believed to lead into some medical problems. When we are babies, our bones are very soft and called cartilage. As we get bigger our cartilage gets hard and turns into bone from calcium. There are 206 bones in the adult body. There are five main functions of the body. Calcium is a mineral that helps bones stay strong eating the right foods allows the body to deposit calcium in bones so they stay strong. Children and teens who eat calcium-rich foods build up stores of calcium in their bones that help them maintain strong bones for life. While we are young we need to obtain as much calcium in our bones because by the end of our teen years we will not be able to add anymore calcium to our bones. We can only maintain what is already stored to stay healthy.
To make our bones in our body to remain healthy we need to try to take care of them when we are kids by wearing helmets when riding a motorcycle, bike. While on roller blades wear padding on knees, elbows, and wrist. Wear the proper gear for sports. Eat food that has calcium like yogurt, cottage cheese and drink milk. If we are to stay active then this should help our bones develop and stay strong for adulthood.
There are so many interesting facts about the body and bones. The largest bone in our body is femur
Bibliography: Thomas J.Haverbush, M. (2012, 01 01). Interesting facts about bones! Retrieved 06 20, 2013, from Online Orthopedics: http://www.orthopodsurgeon.com/interesting.html