You Have More Bones Than You Think

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Cartilage: The flexible connective tissue that is turned to bone by osteoblasts. Osteoblasts: Cells that control calcium and mineral deposition to turn cartilage into bone. Sesamoids: Bones embedded in tendons or muscles. Fabella: A large sesamoid bone occasionally found behind the knee joint. Coccyx: The small set of semi-fused triangular bones at the end of the vertebral column. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   - Buy our merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   - Buy our book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices