BCP 102 GD: Bones 4 (K-N)

The living imprisoned cells in bone are the:

Osteocytes can “read” chemical messages and pizza-electric fields.

There are lots of living imprisoned cells your bones.

Without the buried osteocyte cells reading bone-stresses correctly, people’s bones would break down years before they turned 20 years old. Feats like what this gymnast is doing would be impossible.

Your clavicle bone makes an astonishing 45º angle into your pelvis.

The femur bone has a head of solid compact bone.

The thigh bones fit nicely into the pelvis with hinge joints like your elbow has.

Without the 45º head of your femur, your legs would rub each other constantly.