Bones
In honor of the horrifying holiday of Halloween we have started
learning all about the incredible skeleton system. Have you ever thought about what our bodies would be like without bones? Watch the video below for a great song all about bones!
We had a special guest in our classroom named Barneby Bones. He was quite helpful while we built our very own mini skeletons.
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| Mrs. B and Francis hanging with Barneby Bones! Photo by: Zoe |
This diagram shows some of the most common bones in our bodies and their names. When you comment, please be sure to use the correct name and spelling for the bone you are discussing.
Dear Mrs.B,
ReplyDeleteI think bones are important because without them we would be a puddle of skin and veins. I think the most important bone is the cranium because it protects the brain from dying if something were to hit the brain.
What bone do you think is the most important bone in the body?
From your skeleton friend,
Ben
Dear Room 9,
ReplyDeleteI think the most important bone is your spine. If you break a toe or an arm , you can still move but if you break part of your spine you may become paralyzed. However, scientists are getting closer to a cure for paralysis. Just today, my mom heard about a man who was paralyzed and doctors placed some cells from his nose into his spine. The cells regenerated in his spine and now the man can walk with a walker.
Here's to a healthy spine!
Teddi
Teddi,
DeleteThank you for sharing such an interesting fact about our skeleton. Did you know scientists use cells from a certain ocean animal to learn more about cells that regenerate? Can you think of the animal I am referring to?
Mrs. B
Dear Room 9
ReplyDeleteI think the most important bones are:
Your skull, ribs and neck bone
These are important because they protect your heart and brain.
I am happy I have not broken a bone but my big brother broke his wrist and collar bone at the same time last year. Ouch!
From,
Evan
Evan,
DeleteYou are lucky you never broke a bone! Have you looked at your brother's x-rays from when he broke his bones? How many bones can you identify? Can you name them using their scientific name?
Mrs. B
Dear Evan,
ReplyDeleteI think the main purpose of our bones is to protect our organs. I think the most important bone is the Spine because it protects the spinal cord. The spinal cord connects to your brain and your brain tells your body to move. I have not broken a bone yet and hope I never will!
Sincerely,
Braeden
Dear Mrs. Broussard and room 9,
ReplyDeleteThe bones are to protect our body, otherwise we would be a pile of skin! I think the most important bone in ones body is the skull because it protects your brain. I have never broken a bone in my body, even though I actually had two casts on my feet when I was a baby.
Dear Mrs. Broussard,
ReplyDeleteThe main purpose of our bones is to help us stand up and to hold our bodies up. I think that the most important bone is the vertebrae. I think that the vertebrae is the most important bone because it moves signals to the rest of your body. No, I have not broken any bones and I do not plan on breaking any!
What is your favorite bone?
Love,
Sophia N.
Dear Sophia,
DeleteI would agree that the vertebrae are crucial bones in our body. The vertebrae don't actually move signals in our body but they protect the spinal cord which do transmit signals from our brain to our muscles.
From,
Mrs. B
Dear Mrs. Broussard,
DeleteYou are so right! Sophia was going to say the reason she thought it was the most important bone was because the vertebrae holds the body upright and I added how it communicates signals to the other parts of the body. I need a refresher course! :)
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ReplyDeleteFrancis,
DeleteThank you for teaching me something today! I didn't even know the hyoid bone existed! I wanted to learn more about this unique bone and how it is not attached to any other bone in the body. It is controlled by the muscles in our mouth. Did you know that the hyoid bone is shaped like a horseshoe or the letter u? In fact, the word hyoid comes from the greek word hyo which refers to the letter u!
Mrs. B
Dear Mrs. B,
ReplyDeleteI think the most important bone in our body is the smallest bone it is called hyoid bone. It is the only bone in our body that does not attach to another bone with a joint. It is attached to the tongue, and without it you would not be able to eat, drink or even talk. Also the longest bone in our body is the femur bone is located in the upper leg.
From, Francis
Mrs. B, which bone is your favorite bone?
Franixoxoxo
Dear Room 9,
ReplyDeleteI think the purpose of our bones is that it protects our body. Without our bones we would be like a jellyfish. We could not run, jump, or play or even move. It also protects our organs.
Mrs. Broussard, what is your opinion about the purpose of the bones?
Love,
Abril
Dear Mrs. Broussard and class,
ReplyDeleteOne purpose of having bones is that we are able to move.
I think the most important bone in our body is our skull, because it protects our brain.
I have broken a few of my bones in the past few years including my clavicle bone twice. My skull was broken in a horse back ridding accident and my tarsal bone was broken twice too!
Love,
Kimia
Dear Mrs. Broussard,
ReplyDeleteThe most important bone in your body is your vertebrae. It protects your spinal cord. The spinal cord is connected to your brain and your brain tells your muscles what to do. It If it isn't connected to your brain, your brain can't tell your body what to do and you are just going to stand or sit like a statue. I have never broken a bone before, have you?
Sincerely,
Raana
Dear Mrs. B and Class,
ReplyDeleteI think the ribs are most important because they protect inner organs. An example is they protect our lungs, stomach, and your intestines. The number of bones in your ribs is 24. That is why I think the ribs are most important.
Sincerely,
Judah
Dear Mrs.B,
ReplyDeleteMy mom and I "googled" the topic and found that StarFish have an amazing ability to regenerate body parts. They can regrow a whole body from a single arm! Scientists are learning so much by studying sea-life.
Regards,
Teddi
Dear Mrs. Broussard and Room 9,
ReplyDeleteI think our most important bone is our rib bone. I think the rib bone is very important because
the rib bone protects our lungs and our lungs help us breath. If we can not breath we would die. Mrs. Broussard is this true? Which bone do you think is the most important bone?
Protect you rib,
Aanshi
Dear Teddi: That is such an interesting fact! Did you know that there is a type of jelly fish that can turn itself from an adult back to a baby? This type of jelly will not die unless something eats it. I bet if jelly fish had bones, they could not do this. Did you know jelly fish don't have bones?
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the interesting fact!
Sophia S.
Dear Room 9:
ReplyDeleteWe liked Mr. R's Bones Song! It is a catchy tune with lots of information. We have actually been talking about bones a lot lately at Sophia S's house since her little brother had an operation on his wrist earlier this month. We have learned a lot about the ulna and radius from his doctors and seeing his xRays. He is going to the doctor tomorrow and will probably get his cast off and another set of xRays. The doctors will use the xRay to see if his bones have healed. Did you know most casts need to be in place for 4 to 6 weeks? Younger children, however, often heal quicker so Sophia's little brother might be cast free in 2 weeks instead of 4. His has lots of signatures and pictures on his cast. Have you ever signed a cast? If he gets a new one, do you want to sign it?
Keep up the great work!
Mary S., Sophia S' Mom
Dear Mrs.Broussard,
ReplyDeleteMost people said that the spine is the most important part because if you break it you can't move, but I disagree. Steven Hocking can move and he was paralyzed. And then I thought about the skull. But then I remembered helmets existed. And after that I thought of the ribs and how they protect your heart. There is no man who had his heart stop and still live. And there is no such thing a chest helmet. So I think that the ribs are the most important.
From,
Max
Dear Mrs. Broussard,
ReplyDeleteI think there are two most important bones. The two bones are the spine and the skull. Both protect our nerves, nervous system, and brains. Those are both important to protect so we can think and move our bodies. All bones are super important, but without a few, we wouldn't be able to move around.
Sincerely,
Maxim
Dear Mrs. B
ReplyDeleteI think the most important bone is the phalanges because if I did not have phalangesI would not be able to do my homework and do this blog that I'm on right now and I like doing the blog. Also another important bone is the skull because it controls your body and it is also called brain, and cranium witch is the awesome to say and it is cool to say it and maybe you should call it the cranium and brain.Also a another important bone is the patella because it helps you bend so you can help someone if they fall down. Also here is a fact about the nose the nose is not a bone it is made of cartilage not out of bone. Also my favorite bone is the spin.
From, Francis