When the human body is born you are born with 300 bones. As you start to age the bones actually fuse together. By the time all the bones have fused the normal adult now has 206 bones in their body. The bones have six main functions for the body that consist of the creating blood cells, support, protection, storage of ions, assistance of movement, and regulation of the endocrine system. The hands and feet have the most bones. There are 26 bones in the feet and 54 bones in the hands including the wrists. The teeth are part of the skeletal system but are not bones. Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in humans. It is the disease that makes elders "shrink". The bones create low bone mass and bone structure is deteriorated. Gornam's Disease is said to be the weirdest bone disease ever to be recorded in human history. When having this disease your bones will regenerate after a bone has been broken and it is taken over by bone absorption. The bone is broken down to almost nothing and the bone "disappears". What is ironic about this disease is that the disease itself disappears and doctors and scientists can not find the reason why. Some similarities between my system, The Integumentary system, and the skeletal system are both of them are constantly worn down and remade. Every seven years you have a new skeletal system. The skin takes approximately 27 days to regenerate. The integumentary system creates a shield for the skeletal system and protects it from further damage. The skeletal system is very depended on the integumentary system. The calcium in the skin keeps the bones hard and strong. A disease that involves both the skeletal system and the integumentary system is skin cancer. When someone develops skin cancer in the body a person can feel an ache in the bone in the spot where the skin has developed cancer. Degeed. Web. "Facts about Bones, the Bones in Your Body, Learn about Your Bones." Facts about Bones, the Bones in Your Body, Learn about Your Bones. Web. 25 Nov. 2014. <http://www.drstandley.com/facts_bones.shtm l Web. 25 Nov. 2014. <http://wps.aw.com>. |