SOME MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT YOUR BONES

Babies Have More Bones Than Adult:

When you're born, you have around 300 bones. When you grow and become an adult, you've just got 206. Now the question is where 94 are gone.

Reason: As children develop, some of their bones fuse.

Some newborn child bones are made altogether of delicate, adaptable tissue called ligament that is gradually supplanted by hard bone as the infant grows.

Funny Bone:

Don’t let the name trick you. It's not the matter of laughing. On the off chance if you've ever hit your elbow in that spot, you know it can bring about an unusual and a strange kind of a dull pain that you may or may not have ever experienced.

Well, this funny bone isn't a bone by any means. It's a nerve that runs down your upper arm to inside of your elbow.

When Do Bones Stop Growing?

Late 20s is the answer. They quit developing when you're a youthful grown-up, yet they continue evolving. As you grow old, bones lose thickness and get more slender and simpler to break. You can help keep them sound by getting a lot of calcium and vitamin D, and by doing activities that keep you on your feet like walking, jogging etc.

Bones Job:

Bones not only form our structure and help us to become rigid, straight and permit us to move but nature has also given them some other good jobs. Bones have a couple of distinctive employments. They shield our organs from harm - your skull secures your cerebrum and your ribs ensure your heart, lungs, and liver. Your bones additionally make red platelets, which convey proteins and oxygen to tissues, and white platelets, which help battle contaminations.

Collar Bone tends to Break More Often:

Clavicle, the other name of collar bone leads the listing of bone breaks and fractures. You can fracture it very easily if you fall on your hand or arm or get hit in the shoulder.

Fractures in the hands and arms are regular also, in light of the fact that you frequently utilize them when you attempt to stop a fall.

Do Cola and Soft Drinks Break Your Bones?

Well, this tale has been told us by our grandparents that soft drinks weaken our bones. Now let’s put this old wives’ tale to rest as some studies show that the caffeine and phosphorus in colas can weaken your bones but won’t break them. The carbonation in sodas won’t hurt your bones, but that doesn’t mean drinking them is a good idea.

 If you want a drink that's good for your bones, go for milk or something with extra calcium, like fortified orange juice.

How Many Bones in Your Body are Not Connected to Others?

Well, everyone will answer this question with a straightforward line that each and every bone in our body is connected with everyone. But this isn’t true. Be that as it may each and every bone is connected but there is only one bone in our complete body which isn’t connected with anyone is a U-molded bone at the base of our tongue.

Is Smoking Bad For Our Bones?

Yes, it’s surely understood that cigarettes hurt your lungs, heart, and general health. They're terrible for our bones. Cigarettes have nicotine and other different harmful chemicals which bring down vitamin D levels in our body and also make it harder for our body to take in calcium. I suggest each and everyone to quit smoking as this is very dangerous and injurious to health.

Where Is the Smallest Bone in Your Body?

Well, when I’ve questioned this question to my classmates and other people, everyone has answered me that the smallest bone is in our finger. Actually this isn’t true. A little bone behind our eardrum is the tiniest one in our body. It's known as the stirrup, and it's just 2.5 to 3.3 mm long which is very little greater than a fruit fly.

By the way, the longest bone is your femur, which goes from your pelvis to your knee.