There are many interesting facts about human bones which are as follows:-
• Our body is made up of bones and flesh. The flesh covers the bones.
• An adult human body has 206 bones.
• The bones are joined together and form a framework called a skeleton.
• Bones give shape, size, and, support to our body.
• Our body can not stand upright without a skeleton.
• The bones help the body in movements.
• Bones protect the soft organs inside our body. The skull protects delicate organs like the brain and eyes. The ribcage protects the lungs and heart. The backbone protects the spinal cord.
• In the bones or skeleton, there are many joints. A joint is a place where two or more bones meet. The joints help us to move our body parts. Our bones are joined together in such a way that most of them can move each other. So, we can bend, run, move, etc.
• The largest bone in our body is the hip bone. It is made up of six bones firmly joined together.
• The longest and strongest bone in the human body is the thigh bone or femur bone.
• The smallest bone in the human body is the stape which is found in the ear.
