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The Human Skeletal System The Bones That Hold You Up

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Fun Facts

Fun Fact

Bone strength: Ounce for ounce, human bone is stronger than steel, with a bar of bone able to support four times its weight.

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Quizzes

Quiz

What is the name of the microscopic, tube-like structural units that make compact bone strong?

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What is the primary organic component of bone that provides flexibility and prevents brittleness?

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What percentage of an adult human's skeletal mass is completely remodeled and replaced each year?

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Which mineral works alongside calcium in bones and is stored at 85% of the body's total capacity?

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Which type of bone cell is responsible for dissolving bone tissue to release minerals?

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Where in the human skeletal system are about 200 billion new red blood cells produced daily?

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What percentage of the body's total calcium reserves is stored within the human skeleton?

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What thin, fibrous membrane covers the outer surface of all bones, providing nutrients via blood vessels?

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Glosario

Glossary
osteon (noun)
A cylindrical structural unit of compact bone consisting of concentric lamellae surrounding a central canal. English physician Clopton Havers first described these microscopic skeletal structures in his 1691 treatise.

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Gossip

Gossip

Which bone superpower would you choose?

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