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they grow....which is how humans grow...if the bones never grew we wouldn't either
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∙ 15y agoYou don't "lose" bones in the strictest sense of the word. As you grow older, bones simply "fuse" together.
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∙ 13y agoNo. You have less bones in adulthood because some bones fuze together during adolescence.
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∙ 10y agoThe long bones in the arms and legs grow the most as we mature from a child to an adult.
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Do bones get heavier with age?
No, you do not grow more bones as you get older anywhere in the skeletal system. You still have the same amount and exact bones you had when you were born, but as you get older they grow bigger.
How much bones do you have when you're a baby?
A newborn baby has around 300 bones.A baby has 300 bones at birth. As they grow older the small bones grow together unil finaly as as an adult there are 206.A baby has about 300 bones at birth. As they grow small bones grow together and as an adult you have 206 bones.
How do bones grow and what does remodeling mean?
bones grow when you get older by age and remodeling means like to do it again.
Why does the number of bones you have decrease as you get older?
Because bones fuse together (because they grow longer and have to combine) as you reach adulthood.
Why do your bones brake?
Bones break when too much pressure or force is put on the joint . It's just like any other object, they have a breaking point.breaking bones is easy if you do sport or eaven if you are in a playground.
Does your bones stretch out when you grow older?
bones do not stretch; they grow by building more cells.
Do bones get heavier with age?
No, you do not grow more bones as you get older anywhere in the skeletal system. You still have the same amount and exact bones you had when you were born, but as you get older they grow bigger.
How much bones do you have when you're a baby?
A newborn baby has around 300 bones.A baby has 300 bones at birth. As they grow older the small bones grow together unil finaly as as an adult there are 206.A baby has about 300 bones at birth. As they grow small bones grow together and as an adult you have 206 bones.
How do bones grow and what does remodeling mean?
bones grow when you get older by age and remodeling means like to do it again.
Why are the number of bones that you have now and the number of bones that you had when you were a baby not the same?
Hello, When a human grows, their bones will grow together and combine, that's why you won't have the same number of bones as an adult.
Why does the number of bones you have decrease as you get older?
Because bones fuse together (because they grow longer and have to combine) as you reach adulthood.
Why do your bones brake?
Bones break when too much pressure or force is put on the joint . It's just like any other object, they have a breaking point.breaking bones is easy if you do sport or eaven if you are in a playground.
When you grow how many bones do you have?
206, although infants will have more - these extra bones will then fuse together as they grow.
What causes older older people to break their hips?
Their bones naturally losing (some) strength.
O children's heats rates increase as they get older?
i think it dose grow because your bones grow and your heart is a bone
Do babies have more bones or do adult?
A baby has more number of bones as in the growing process many bones fuse together and form a large bone thus a baby have more bones. An excellent example is the soft-spot on a baby's head. The skull is not fully formed when a baby is born to enable the head to pass through the birth canal, as they get older the bones will grow together.
How many bones does the have?
206 but when you're a baby you have more, bones grow together.
