The Bones

Not that your bones have much to do with or anything to do with the cleansing process of the body, but I found this information from a middle school study to be very interesting on the bones, especially the last paragraph, which you will read and then see does have something to do with keeping the body cleansed. Of course, we need our bones, as they are what hold us mostly together! They hold us together and our skin keeps it all in! - The skin is where we started our discussion of body parts.

The Bones. The skeleton is made up of 206 bones. It supports the structure, gives it shape, protects vital organs and serves as an attachment for the muscles. The bones of the skeleton are held together at the joints by ligaments and tendons. Bones are covered with a special tissue called periosteum. Our joints are covered with a thick pad of smooth cartilage, which acts as a butter between the hard bones. Wow, is our body a miraculous work or what?

Now get this, our bones are alive! Yes, they take in food (calcium, phosphates) through blood! Bones can be divided into living tissue, cells, blood vessels, mineral deposits, and water. No more thought of those "plain old bones," "dry old bones," or "dead old bones" in my body - they're alive and so am I! Alive and healthy bones!

Here's to your health!