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Why do bones of older people break more easily than younger peoples?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
The simplest way to break a bone is to apply enough force on it, until it cannot hold. In other words, if you hit it hard enough, it will break.
If there is a sudden large amount of pressure on a bone it may break. This can be from as little as a hairline fracture to a fracture where the bone has snapped in two.
There are various types and pattern of fractures. It may be:
Closed, open, splintered, dispaced
Transverse, spiral, oblique, greenstick, compression are patterns of fracture
why do you want to
Well i guess you could jump of your roof or something? Make sure its not too dangerous though!
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoI would think its cause children's bones are still developing and vulnerable
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Are human bones flammable?
Yes, people can burn quite easily when directly exposed to fire or any other source of intense heat.
Why is it more likely for an adult to fracture a bone than a child?
Because children's bones are softer and therefore will bend further before actually breakingA child suffers a greenstick fracture because young children have soft bones in which they bend and partially break. The reason why an adult wouldn't suffer a greenstick fracture is because bones in the human skeletal system become calcified (harder) and more breakable with age.When you are a child, all of the body's bones are new, so are more soft and durable. Adult's bones are old, so are more brittle and stiff.
What if the middle layer of your bones was heavy instead of light?
Our bones would be very weak and we would break them easily
What advantage do you gain from the fact that bones are hallow?
We can move around easily
How many bones do people have?
206 bones and 379 in a baby
How are older peoples skeletons different form younger skeletons?
they have more bones
Why do younger people have more bones?
They don't.
Why bone of elder people break easily than younger bone?
As we age, the bones lose calcium, which lowers their density, making older people more prone to breaks.
Why do bones of older people break more easily than those of a younger persons?
Over time your bones lose calcium. So drink lot's of milk!Some people get "osteoporosis" ~ their bones get porous (hollow) and weaken, so they need more calcium, and Vitamin D supplements to help it to absorb.
What are the danger if the osteoporosis progresses?
Brittle bones. Ability to break bones easily.
Why do older people's bones break easier than younger people's bones?
because your bones get older and more worn out so they are easier to break and they probaly dont eat and enough fruit and veg so they get a lack of vitamins and therefore the bones weaken and tend to break easier :)
When was scurvy discoverred?
when people went to the "New World "(U.S.A.)peoples bones started to get weak, and they found out they were not eating fruit.
Why do adults bones brake easier?
Because as you get older you bones become weaker than they were when you were younger. That's why elderly people have to be careful not to fall, because if they do they may risk braking a bone.
Why do peoples kill Alligator Snapping Turtle?
peoples kill Alligator snapping turtle for his skin and bones
What are main uses of X rays?
to look at peoples bones
Why would someone decide to become a wrestler?
when you found out that you have strong bones ant that you can hurt people easily or that you think hurting people is fun.
Why are elderly people the ones who can early have fracture?
The elderly people have now also got older bones, so they are weak and can break easily.
