Skeleton Bones Information for Kids


Dear kids, you must have experienced a spooky bony skeleton chasing you to scare you during Halloween. But you might not have realized what a skeleton is. The skeleton is what we all have beneath our skin.

A skeleton comprised of numerous bones. The bones give your body the shape, let you move from multiple directions, secure your inward organs, and that's only the tip of the iceberg. The grown-up human body has 206 bones.

What Are Bones Made Of?
The external surface of a bone is known as Periosteum. It's a slender layer that contains nerves and veins that support the bone in nourishment.
The following layer is comprised of conservative bone. This part is smooth and hard. This part of the bone is visible when you see a skeleton. A thick jelly material found in bones, called bone marrow, which makes blood cells in the body.

How Do Bones Grow?
In a newborn baby, you get to see every part of the body, tiny when the baby begins to grow every part of the body gets bigger, similarly, the bones also become bigger.
Infants have 300 bones at the time of birth. Later a few of them get fused with other bones. Therefore an adult has 206 bones. Quite-a-few bones in a newborn baby are made from a soft and flexible material known as cartilage. Later this is replaced by the bones.  
The bones are connected with tissue called ligaments that help to make joints in the body for movement.

Taking Care of Bones
You need to take precautions while playing or riding a bike. Wearing a helmet can save your skull bones from breaking. Your elbows, knees and wrists are subjected to be broken if you fall down while doing the sports and adventurous activities. You need to be fully protected with essential supporters.

Your bones can be stronger if you take calcium-rich dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt.

Be physically active dancing, jumping and playing football, basketball, tennis, etc., strengthen your bones. 


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