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Bones cannot grow. A child's bones have more cartilage (like the stuff that makes your ears hold their shape). Cartilage can grow. As children reach their adult height bones become more bone and less cartilage.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe bones of a baby are usually softer. They are not as strong as that of an adults. Also, a baby will have more bones than an adult. The plates of the skull have not fused togtether yet, and neither have the wrists. This makes the bones softer, weaker, more likely to break, and more succeptible to be molded.
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∙ 14y agoThe skeleton of a fetus is primarily cartilage, which is a stiff yet flexible connective tissue. As the fetus matures, and for years after birth, much of the cartilage is replaced with calcified bone, which is still flexible to some extent, but not so flexible as cartilage. Moreover, it is the collagen in bone that gives it flexibility, and this collagen will undergo changes throughout the aging process, such that as we age our bone will slowly continue to lose its pliability to some degree.
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∙ 12y agoChildren's bones along with there entire bodies are allot more flexible until they're fully grown. The marrow carries all of the DNA and stem cells so that as they grow they're bodies are able to make the entire bone structure put up with the growing and healing that children do in a short amount of time. As children are more prone to injury they need to be able to go through more than adults do. They also carry stronger immune systems in general as, for the most part there diets are healthier and causes a ripple effect. As we grow we also are vaccinated against many different things that as we get older are not as protective. All of these are reasons, but in the most part we are born flexible in the uterus and as an infant are protected with the mother's immunity for the first 6 months. From there we must start to make ourselves stronger holistically. Vaccinations, environment, diet and health care all have a part in this
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∙ 15y agothey are soft when their born because they need time to grow and became stronger
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∙ 13y agoIt is soft and pliable because it still needs to grow. Bones don't "set" until a person is fully grown.
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∙ 14y agoBecause infants bones are not fully developed, so they do not necessarily have more bones, they just seem to
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Why are kids bones more flexible?
Children are more flexible in general because compared to developed adults they are still growing and attaining calcium as well as other vitamins that help harden bones and make them inflexible.
Why are greenstick fracture more common in children?
The fracture usually occurs in children and teens because their bones are flexible, unlike adults whose brittle bones usually break.
A fracture that is common in children whose bones have relatively more collagen in their matrix and are more flexible than those of adults is?
A greenstick fracture.
What is a difference between bone and cartilage. 1. bones are more flexible than cartilage 2. bones are harder than cartilage 3.bones are larger than cartilage?
Bones are of course harder
Why at birth is there 270 bones and only 206 as adults?
Babies have more bones so their bodies are more flexible to fit through the birth canal. As the baby grows the bones join together. A good example of this is the babies head, the bones in the skull are separated until about 18 months. The spaces between these bones in the skull is what is often called a soft spots.
Are children and elderly people more at risk to fracture bones?
yes
Do people who have a flexible body have more bones?
No, people who are more flexible do not have more bones.
Why are kids bones more flexible?
Children are more flexible in general because compared to developed adults they are still growing and attaining calcium as well as other vitamins that help harden bones and make them inflexible.
Why are greenstick fracture more common in children?
The fracture usually occurs in children and teens because their bones are flexible, unlike adults whose brittle bones usually break.
A fracture that is common in children whose bones have relatively more collagen in their matrix and are more flexible than those of adults is?
A greenstick fracture.
Why are children less vulnerable to rib fractures?
A child's bones have not yet completely calcified and therefore are a little more flexible. As you get older, your bones get more rigid, and as you get MUCH older, they can actually become brittle.
Why is falling more dangerous for the elderly than the young?
because an elderly person has weaker bones.
Why children have more flexible joints than adult?
They have more flexible joints because the younger children are the less their bones and joints have formed. Because they are so unformed, the bones are also able to stretch. If you don't practice as you grow older the bones and joints form fully and grow stronger and you lose your flexibility. After this it is harder to become flexible. On the other hand because your bones and joints are not formed properly yet they not only are flexible but can also break easily and then heal quickly too. It's ironic. You can bend incredibly, but break easily, and then you heal easily.
What is a connective tissue that is more flexible than bones?
It is known as cartilage.
Why do accident happening to the elderly is higher than young?
The elderly fall alot. Their bones are alot more frail and weaker than the young.
What is the place where two bones meet allow our skeletons to be more flexible is know as a?
Joint
How children are different from adults?
Children are different from adults because children cannot have jobs. They are also different because children are more flexible (because their bones haven't hardened yet), have a faster metabolism, can learn languages easier, and tend to be more happy. Hope this answered your question!
