About Bones

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About Bones
By Cherokee January 2005
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Table of Contents
How Bones Help Us Different Kinds Of Bones Inside
Bones Growing with bones
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How Bones Help Us
Your kneecap bone protects your knee.If you
didnt have bones

you couldnt sit stand walk or speak. The knee
bone helps you so you can pick up stuff.Your
skull bone protects your brain. The outside of
your bone is hard and the inside is spongy and
full of holes.
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Different Kinds Of Bones
You have three bones - a long bone, a small bone,
and a flat bone. Bones are the strong organs.
You have 206 bones.The thigh bone is longest and
heaviest bone in your body. Muscles move your
bones.The stirrup bone is the smallest bone in
your ear.
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Inside Bones
Bones have jelly inside. The outside of your bone
is hard and the inside is spongy and soft. The
middle is soft and blood vessels are in the
middle.
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Growing with bones
Babies skulls fuse. Babies have 300 bones when
they are born.You have 27 bones in each hand.
Bones are put together like a jig saw puzzle.