The Spleen
What is it shaped like?
A bean!
How many bones are in the adult body?
206
What is the most popular medicinal plant used by Indigenous People across Canada?
Yarrow plants
What colour is the spleen?
purple
True or false:
You cannot live without a spleen because the risk of infection becomes fatal?
False! Although risk of infection increases after spleen removal, you can still live a healthy life without one!
Name one of the major bones in the body.
- skull
- spine
- ribs
- arms
- legs
What materials did they use to repair a bone break?
- sticks
- bark
-animal bones
-leather
How many bones do babies have?
300
What are the two parts of the spleen?
- white pulp
- red pulp
What is the function of bones?
- to allow body parts to move
- to protect organs
What does the Devil's Club plant represent?
Luck and protection
What is the only bone that does not connect to a joint?
What is stored in the spleen?
Blood
What are the 3 Stages of breaking a bone?
1. Inflammatory Phase
2. Repairing Phase
3. Bone Remodeling
True or false:
The Indigenous Peoples use plaster casts to heal bones?
False! They use natural remedies such as paste from plants to help the bone heal
True or false:
1% of people are born with 13 ribs on each side - having 26 in total?
True! the average person has 12 on each side.
List 1 of the 3 functions of the spleen.
- stores and filters blood
- makes white blood cells and antibodies
- maintains the level of fluid in your body
What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?
The femur!
How do Indigenous Peoples use plants as healing remedies?
They grind them into a paste
How long does it take for new, mature bones to develop after the injury?
3-4 weeks