Your Bones Do More Than You Think

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Bones, you probably have them and they're for more than holding your body upright.
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[@FlyToTheRain]

my mom lived for many years before eventually dying from myelofibrosis, so lots of what you said here made so much sense to me. you don't realize how much your bones do for you until you see how devastating it can be when they aren't able to do it all.

[@KoriC4077]

❤️

[@imgonnabefree]

💛

[@AlRoderick]

I heard previously, I think from Hank Green either here or on one of his other projects, that the reason why your blood cell factories are inside your bone marrow is because those stem cells are extremely UV sensitive. The inside of your bones are like a bunker where sensitive tissues can be hidden away. So it makes sense that there's a lot going on in there that doesn't need a central location to function, bones are like a nice basement where you can keep things safe.

[@kalidwapur]

Except UV has extremely poor penetration in biological tissue. One of the reasons why the skin doesn't need to be very thick. It doesn't discredit this protective niche idea but it is highly improbable that it is to protect from UV.

[@Enn-]

I love how magnificent your hair is becoming. Also, thanks for the extra bone info.

[@kalebmark2908]

I love how magnificent your bones are becoming. Also thanks for the extra hair info.

[@MissJean63]

I agree. He can give Kyle Hill a run for his hair money.

[@hansolowe19]

I would give him a hair cut if I could 🙈

[@saice5503]

@@MissJean63 that's quite the bold statement

[@BeesBadAtLife]

By God. That is magnificent hair.

[@crofregernish4695]

I'm so glad there's a new video. They remind me how much I love science. I'm in my final semester of microbiology and the "All I've learned is I don't know anything" feeling is setting in.

[@katbairwell]

Bless you, hang on in there

[@katiedobug]

“shout out to all the crabs watching” finally some recognition here

[@theblackbaron4119]

🦀🦀🦀

[@bhami]

If someone is missing one or more limbs, do the remaining bones step up the sorts of activity described in this video?

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

Interesting question

[@duanesamuelson2256]

As far as known yes. Lots of people have lost limbs, even multiple limbs and have lived for decades until they died of "old age". There are multiple feedback loops to help keep everything in balance. Note that the same imbalances which can occur can still occur .

[@osmia]

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[@ThousandTimesBefore]

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[@SlaveofGod777]

Wow

[@inkygreen]

I read the title as just "your bones do more than you" and then i thought "but i am bones. I do those things--" before realizing i was missing the last line of the title

[@kinpandun2464]

Thank you. You literally made me lol. I'm still grinning

[@thesauce1682]

no he didn't made you, god made you

[@inkygreen]

@@thesauce1682 beg pardon?

[@Rubrickety]

"Bones aren't the only thing for your brain." Truer words never were spoken.

[@MrPaxio]

thats what she said

[@ieuanhunt552]

I once saw an exhibit in Anatomy class where someone filled the Circulatory system of a Cadaver with resin. So only,the veins and the like were visible. The bones were densely packed with crisscrossing tiny capillaries. It proved that your bones are living organs with a lot of functions.

[@fireaza]

Someone filled the circulatory system of a cadaver with resin...? Or perhaps they *murdered* a man by filling his circulatory system with resin!

[@crofregernish4695]

Are you sure it was resin? It sounds like you might be diaphonized. People make specimens of animals that are diaphonized for collecting.

[@creed8196]

Is it not obvious they're living? They regenerate.

[@MrPaxio]

@@creed8196 are teeth living? since they dont regenerate but it def has pores and serve a function and the nerves connected to it

[@billyalarie929]

This was bone fide class act stuff, thanks for it!

[@SplendidFellow]

I have pretty bad osteoporosis, and I'm only 26, which is pretty unusual. I am starting the treatment mentioned in this video tomorrow and I hope it works, it has been hell having spongy and weak bones. Thanks for the information, knowing more about it makes it easier to deal with.

[@huyked]

Crazy how everything is interconnected like that. Crazy that there is still so much to learn.

[@scmontgomery]

Thank you for helping me just learn things

[@Sharonmxg]

Is it just me or is anybody else in love with Michael's luscious locks?

[@thepaperwar00]

Envious, too. I wish I had hair like that!

[@sagerobot]

Came to the comments to find this, that is some GLORIOUS HAIR

[@moyetlicious]

Definitely not just you

[@oO0catty0Oo]

Hear, hear!

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Absofreakinglutely not just you - it's gorgeous!

[@NoorquackerInd]

"How do you know you're [insert sexuality]?" "I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems blow"

[@ArchFundy]

I feel it in my pants.

[@drsharkboy6568]

“Welcome to the new age! To the new age! Welcome to the new age! To the new age!”

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

your*

[@chloepeifly]

super interesting! when i read the title i was like “yeah!! they make blood cells and store minerals too!!!!” and then you said all of that right at the beginning and i was like oh man i am about to learn some things. i didn’t know any of that!!

[@BabakoSen]

Can I just take a second to remark how majestic your mane has gotten?

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

How did you guess that I have bones? Amazing! Seriously, though, this is a pretty fascinating story - I knew a lot about the subject, I thought, until this video! 😳 After all, a female of a certain age needs to learn about things like osteoporosis and other fun stuff getting ancient does to one's bones. Still, learning is one of my favorite things to do, and you've let me do that, today. So thank you for what you do - all of you there! ❤ ❤ As an aside, your hair has become a glorious mane, my man!

[@Neotenyx]

Thank you. Your speech is calm and with pauses, it really helps to understand all the info given

[@ScottIrving746]

This information will be very useful for the skeleton wars. Thank you for this.

[@theblackbaron4119]

D: you fool! They have a man on the inside. Your skeleton is listening! Do you want them to win one over us?

[@aulto]

I’m loving the hair!! Seeing it grow over the years is really cool to watch

[@myninja1]

came for bone info, stayed for that flowing hair 👍

[@ResidualSelfImage]

Bones store excess minerals magnesium and potassium as well as sodium and calcium these bone minerals are used in the basic ion transfer process that delivers glucose to cells. If the body has a dietary deficit of mineral those bone minerals are extracted from bone storage to keep the ion transfers going. Refilling the bone storage of excess / surplus minerals requires dietary intake of Vitamin D and K2. Chronically low mineral levels in the blood can cause bone demineralization/osteoporosis as well as limit Ion transfer failure at the basic cellular level triggering muscle cramps/spasm. This is the reason most doctors will order an IV of potassium after a stroke or heart attack.

[@lmzaadi]

Thank you for making me feel smarter every single day. 🙏

[@Valvex_]

Wait, but that's Destins catch phrase!

[@faenovak]

I thought this said "your bones think more than you do" and I've never been so immediately terrified and intrigued.

[@robbiestroud2858]

The thumbnail for this video was the best of 2022 so far! PERFECT!

[@Dark0neone]

after getting hit by a car I learned that healing bones hurt from environmental changes because of the layer of fluid below the surface that is supposed to expand and contract all as one but breaks make different pieces expand and contract at different rates.

[@PurpleAspiredDreaming]

A follow up episode explaining how this could affect transgender peoples on HRT would be really dang useful, SciShow. (:

[@drajitshekher]

Very interesting. Gives me a point to read further. Articles like this are what keep me coming back to your channel.

[@chimera9922]

As an octopus, I feel very excluded by that intro!

[@WhiteSpatula]

From microscope to telescope, it seems the more we search for binary answers, the more we find spectrums, and the more we search for isolated systems, the more we find that this universe of ours simply prefers holistic ones instead. Bravo life, the universe, and everything! Well played. -Phill, Las Vegas

[@millomweb]

I don't think we have enough jigsaw pieces of animal anatomy to even be able to complete the edge of the puzzle. Our blinkered way of going about research doesn't help either. Mike - a hungry diabetic.

[@littlepixy2]

So excited to watch this! I'm currently taking a craniosacral therapy class which was developed by osteopaths, so bones are a big part of it!

[@Beryllahawk]

Excellent transition into the ad this time, writers.

[@takeoffyourblinkers]

I would look into controlling your carb intake or a lower carb diet than what you are currently on if you are not seeing any results and are dependent on meds. This is ofc if you are talking about type 2 diabetes.

[@Beryllahawk]

@@takeoffyourblinkers Oh yeah, my personal diet adjustment is an ongoing struggle. My spouse has been diabetic for almost 30 years though (type 2 but onset in his teens)...and he's now been on dialysis for 18 months. HIS diet (and his a1c!) is stable and stays in the lower range, finally. But we both tend to worry about when he gets another injury. It's bound to happen, that's just how life is, even a little nick can get out of control. Even now with so much going "right" for him in managing his illness, there's a lot that science doesn't yet know - and even more that doctors can't yet agree on! I feel like this kind of discovery might give people one more tool to battle the worst most-common disease ever.

[@treering8228]

WTH? I came here to learn something not get turned on! Thank you for that added 🎁! Just one more reason to love SciShow!

[@darkhorseman8263]

One of the first things that go wrong in aging and Metabolic Disorder is Calcium and Phosphorus nutrient sensing becoming dysregulated. If your body can't detect how much calcium and phosphorus is in the blood, it can't utilize it effectively, and even bleeds it out of the bone to excess. High Fructose Corn Syrup can hammer the 6 Pentose Phosphate Pathways, which plays a role in Calcium/Phosphus metabolism dysfunction. Loss of epigenetic quality control also leads to loss of nutrient sensing.

[@CarrieMHB222]

Fascinating. We really are a fine tuned machine. Thanks, evolution!

[@MarieDomander]

Lovely, just in time. I broke my femur recently 😉 this show always release the best videos.

[@sherrieludwig508]

Hope you heal up quickly and completely.

[@kraakenhex8459]

TELL US THE STORY!! Crowd Chanting: story…story…STORY

[@drsharkboy6568]

Ouch. I’ve heard that’s literally the most painful bone to break because it’s the strongest. That’s why the femur breaker in SCP: Security Breach exists as a containment measure for SCP-106.

[@MrPaxio]

@@drsharkboy6568 lemme show u what the SCP-069 CERVIX BREAKER does personally

[@drsharkboy6568]

@@MrPaxio that’s not a bone.

[@RoseSols]

Thanks for the shoutout. I appreciate the kindness

[@tinyrobot8165]

Your hair looks so good!

[@weird0.0]

This was absolutely fascinating!

[@raidge49r]

Bones help with bones! Dope!

[@TabbuEme]

No, you can't convince me to let my skeleton out. I am not falling for that one again.

[@idraote]

Nature is far too crafty to create such a voluminous item just for support. It is only fitting for bones to have so many different functions.

[@theblackbaron4119]

Also make a great xylophone. So useful if you're musically gifted.

[@diGritz1]

After a crushed plateau tibial and t-12 vertebrae, key lock fracture of a femur, both thumb proximal phalanxs, 4 broken wrists, 1/2 a dozen ribs and a broken middle phalanx of my right 4th toe. Along with almost as much titanium and stainless steel as the space shuttle cock pit my bones have all retired.

[@MrPaxio]

were you a crash test dummy for a living?

[@Str8UpFax]

I thought this would be another "your bones make blood" video, but I was thoroughly impressed

[@infinitejest441]

I could listen to him all day. 😍

[@cassafrasscubby460]

This is interesting, as inside my bones hurt terribly and I've autoimmune issues. Thanks for this one.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Bone pain sucks. It was the first symptom that got me to the doctor to figure out that the hell was wrong. Still trying to work out the treatment to fix it completely.

[@Twitser666]

Odd question, but I have short leg syndrome. Would my osteoblasts not be working in conjunction with my osteoclasts, or would it be the other way around, or are both of them just not synced up at all?

[@generalzeleck3685]

Osteoclasts and blasts are not only responsible for creating bone, but they actually maintain it. Your skeletal system is regularly broken down and built up again to keep the bone strong and fresh. Bone diseases that result in the decay of bone are caused by, or at least partly, the dysfunction of one or both of these cells. You'd have more problems than just short leg syndrome if either cell was dysfunctional. There are multiple reasons you could've ended up with short leg syndrome, but unless you have problems with your bones (other than one leg being shorter than the other), neither cell is directly responsible.

[@LadeeGrimm]

Having a short leg is usually due to a growth plate issue, or injury... from what I remember in school .. There could be some surgeries that might fix it but I remember it being better to get special shoes to level things out

[@TrainsFilmedByRussellBynum]

To quote Tim the Sorcerer, “Look at the bones!”

[@chaerodactyl]

well I am now EXTREMELY aware of my bones

[@DeRien8]

I'm in a study trial involving a biologic that blocks a signaling protein on osteoclasts as a treatment for osteoporosis. It's been interesting, especially the couple days my body was trying to scavenge calcium from elsewhere while my bones weren't recycling. Glad for calcium supplements! Lol I'm imagining that osteocalcin is going to become the next bro-supplement ad.

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

Due to a genetic condition, my bones rarely work as intended. That said, the fact that they work at all is kinda fascinating to me. I’m in a constant state of being super frustrated and super grateful that I have a skeleton

[@ellioa3978]

Can we talk about that magnificent hair?

[@tenmiltenmil1770]

Sunday March 27th 2022 As always , great information ! Much appreciated ! Thank you for sharing ! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@mugetsusaki2822]

Brruhh this guys hair has the best character development ever

[@Master_Therion]

Years ago my friend broke his arm. I couldn't stop laughing. He got mad, "Why are you laughing? I need help!" "Sorry" I said, "but you broke your arm. That's humerus."

[@mixtlillness9825]

🥁

[@aspennie]

What I’m hearing is that I need more bones to solve my anxiety

[@theblackbaron4119]

You can borrow some from my basement. Rib cages on the left spines on the right of the door. Don't mind the door it sometimes gets stuck when you close it behind you

[@matthewgarrett4817]

This is simply amazing.

[@juliekaalaas9071]

Science and Michael... my life is complete.

[@Futurebound_jpg]

Fascinating episode!

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Interesting; I have diabetes, life long anxiety, crud spatial memory, and had anemia for a while. Now I know who to blame. ;)

[@theblackbaron4119]

Your eating habits and depending on your type of diabetes your genetics?

[@GeorgeBP81]

My mom has severe osteoporosis, her hormones are all over the place, her pituitary was diagnosed as taking calcium away from the Bone and she is now showing early signs of cognitive decline! This video just turned on a light bulb! How do you test for the osteocalcin, is ot farmacologicaly available, what are the administration routes and dosages?!

[@9642SM7]

Your bones have a little machine

[@joshuagonzales9430]

to quote Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn 99 "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!!".

[@otherpatrickgill]

this guy's got a great voice

[@SageVaughn]

Woah, bro your hair has grown so much! It looks good on you!

[@robnielsen1997]

This important mane is getting so powerful. Please keep the powering up and showing us how terrific you can be.

[@robnielsen1997]

Also the bones are important and great and we're all thankful.

[@S_is_for_sweaty]

As a crab who watches scishow thank you for the recognition

[@DilonMoodley]

"Shout out to call the crabs who watch SciShow "😂

[@serdar4websites129]

Wonderful episode 👍

[@velzekt4598]

"They produce hormones and other chemical signals our body uses for things like sexual function" So in other words, bones help you bone.

[@origamiswami2275]

The epic blasts vs. clasts clash

[@ByRachelTaylor]

My graduate research was on osteocalcin (3 years ago)! Great vid.

[@naturalistmind]

As Football Lucy said, everything is eventually crab

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

Your hair is looking great :)

[@jaykimble4941]

This tells me what I been going through my whole life it should help me manage my health way better cuz all of that is all I have

[@CatBarefield]

He’s so attractive. Its not the point, and I’m not into guys, but damn he looks good

[@mulanwoman]

bones really support us

[@lauragadille3384]

When I took A&P learning the bones was very interesting.

[@nicolasaliste700]

rattle me bones

[@ESL-O.G.]

Time to bone up on my science

[@PaulSkeptic]

gorgeous hair

[@jaysonbunnell8097]

I have AS and I always like to joke that I have "more bone per bone" than the average person.

[@capnstewy55]

BONE!

[@orangeppl]

The hair is gorgeous.

[@evpxoxo]

'U probably have them' 💀

[@terrancelopez9631]

"Too many bones! Not enough Cash?! CASHBONE"

[@nijinvinod1714]

Those white spots in the blue background made me think there's something wrong with my display for a moment 😂

[@a.kitcat.b]

Bones are pretty great! I wonder, what if you like took a bone away but left the limb there. What would happen?

[@khadijahfrye3543]

Almost couldn't hear the bone facts cuz I was too distracted by how amazing your hair looks!

[@philochristos]

Bones are also good at destroying our enemies, especially our elbows and heals.

[@PazLeBon]

aint destroyed if healed lmfao

[@orakkus]

Seems to me that bones would have a lot to do with diabetes too.

[@SevCaswell]

They would certainly play a role in Type 2 Diabetes, but in Type 1 the cells that make Insulin die so no Insulin is being made. Insulin is the only hormone in the body that makes cells take in more sugar, so without it the bone hormones are useless. Osteoporosis might also explain why so many elderly people develop Type 2 Diabetes.

[@nachtegaelw5389]

@@SevCaswell as in, osteoporosis can cause type 2 diabetes, or diabetes can cause osteoporosis? We have several generations of severe osteoporosis in my family, but not diabetes, but I know that’s just anecdotal.

[@SevCaswell]

@@nachtegaelw5389 well if osteoporosis stops bones producing hormones that regulate insulin sensitivity then it might, but besides weakening bones I don't know what effect osteoporosis would have.

[@nachtegaelw5389]

@@SevCaswell ah okay, thanks for your answer! Interestingly, long term use of estradiol (estrogen-based oral birth control/HRT) can be a risk factor for early-onset osteoporosis. I wonder if high estrogen levels interferes with bones’ ability to produce hormones on their own.

[@speakenglish1012]

It such a great information 🙂

[@jonhelmer8591]

My bones think more than I do!

[@mrmoshpotato]

BONES!

[@MaskOfAgamemnon]

Great hair, man.

[@orangeppl]

WOW. BONES.

[@gameb2335]

Dang. My bones enjoyed watching this

[@TheMagnificentGman]

My crabs say thank you for the shout out