Facts About our Skeleton

Your Skeletal system is all of the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them.

Your teeth are also considered part of your skeletal system but they are not counted as bones. Your teeth are made of enamel and dentin. Enamel is the strongest substance in your body.

There are 27 bones and more than 30 muscles in each hand.

Below are some facts of skeleton:

-          All bones have jobs.  The skull bones protect the brain.

-          The neck has seven bones.  A giraffe has seven neck bones too, but its bones are very long.

-          There are more than 20 small bones in the backbone or spine.  Each bone has a hole in it for the spinal cord.

-          The hip bone or pelvis is six bones joined together. It is shaped like a bowl.

-          The thigh bone is called a femur.  It is the strongest, heaviest, and longest bone in the human body.

-          The leg bone is really two bones.  The fibula is on the side and the tibia is in the front.

-          There are more than 20 bones in each foot!  The foot bones grow faster than any other bones in the body.

-          Babies have more than adults! At birth, you have about 300 bones. As you grow older, small bones join together to make big ones. Adults end up with about 206 bones.

Don forget to do regular exercise to keep your bones stay as strong as possible. Walking, jogging, running and other physical activities are important in keeping your bones strong and healthy. Bones are crucial to support you yourself.