Sunday, January 25, 2009

Understanding The Human Skeleton Made Easy - Human Anatomy

By Powell Smith

The case is most of us are not curiosity seekers when it gets to the human body, especially the skeletal system. Maybe the total wisdom of what the average person knows about this system, can only be published in a short phrase. Let me shift to another topic for a while. Curiosity.. We are nosey beings by nature, and prosper on reading interesting things. It doesnt matter on what matter for the most part,if there is something related to us, be it directly or indirectly, then we want to hear it. provided it is elementary and can be well made known.

Let's get back to the skeletal system. This is certainly all about us, in fact it is us. .We do not count on another to look after things that belongs to us. The human body is really not nearly as complicated as we make it out to be. That line only holds true for those that are not doing an in-depth study of the body. In those cases, yes it is complex ,but not beyond understanding. Its just a matter of how much knowledge is necessary for the intention we need it for. So in the event of the individual that wants to go into the medical profession, he requires a lot more wisdom than the average person who just want to take care of what he possesses. Namely our body.

So not only are we going to speak about some entertaining facts about your bones,we are going to study some matters that are significant to our daily life. Do you know that you have been losing things from your skeletal system over the years?

When you were born you had about 350 brand new bones. Now if you could take a look inside yourself you would reckon around 206 or so. Thats 90 less then what you started with. You know jolly well you havent had any operation that removed 90 of your bones, and you also know that you were born absolutely healthy. This truly is a secret, and now youre curious. Well actually it really isnt all that much of a secret. Many of our bones just combine together throughout our lifespan. Part of the reason this occurs is so those bones combining together, can do the works we need as adults, which we didnt require as children.

Here is another amusing fact that you might want to know. Most of us reach our peak bone density or strength approximately the age of 20. So the proverb that its all down hill after 40 is dishonest. Now dont let this opinion depress you, and lead you to believe that now that youre past 20 that you are past the peak of you life. It just implies that you need to assure you are taking care of your body. especially your skeletal system right from that age on. Not holding back till you reach 40 before you start thinking about whats effective for your bones.

Lets cover one more interesting fact. There are so many to pick out from its tough to decide which to share with you. How about those starvation diets that many of us have suffer at some point in our life. We see whatever harm they could make is temporary right? Not so. you are hurting your bones because they are not being well-nourished in good order. Who knows what lasting effects this could have.

So a little bit of primary knowledge about the body can imply a lot of good wellness through the years. You have to admit that some of the facts we covered here were quite interesting and did raise your oddity. - 15437

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