What happens when you break a bone? - Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang
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Dig into the body's biological process that heals a broken bone, and find out how different kinds of fractures are mended. -- The human body’s 206 bones come in many shapes and sizes: short bones, long bones, flat bones, irregular bones. Roughly 50% of people will break a bone at some point in their lives. But whether the cause is as mundane as a slip on the ice or as dramatic as a tightrope-walking accident, how do our broken bones heal? Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang dig into the incredible biological process. Lesson by Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang, directed by Eliška Oz, Lee Oz, Oz Animation. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFaceboo
Tags: bones, broken bone, bone healing, bone marrow, human body, short bones, long bones, flat bones, irregular bones, bone break, fracture, bone fracture, displaced break, non displaced break, bone cells, stem cells, blood vessels, nerves, chondrocytes, osteoblasts
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