Children

The bones are

softer and the energy
of impact might cause
the bones to crack
slightly-similar to a
green stick cracking
(which is why such
fractures are called
green stick fractures).
Only the covering of
the bone-or
periosteum is crack
Kids growth
plates are active and
open
A childs bones
heal faster than an
adults because a
thicker, stronger, and
more active dense
fibrous membrane
(periosteum) covers
the surface of their
bones.
Bones heal
faster in young
people. The younger
the child, the faster
the healing occurs.
Bones are
more flexible in
children and tend to
buckle or bend rather
than break.
Children have
growth platesthese
are the areas where
bone growth happens.

similarities
they both have
206 bones their body
they bone
have a skull
Vertebrae
Humorous
Clavicle
Ribs
Scapula
Sternum
Tarsals
Metacarpals
Phalanges
Femur
Radius
Ulna
patella
Tbia
Fibula
Pelvis

adults
Humans are
born with nearly 300
bones, but most
adults have around
206
In adults the
bones have stopped
growing and those
areas in the bone
where growth
occurred (growth
plates) have fused.
adults the
bones have stopped
growing
adult bones
are stronger
they are bigger
Adult bones
stop growing and
children bones are still
growing