If not then why would the bones in my fingers grow from 5 years of manual labour? Or is it just the muscle in my fingers that have grown?
2006-12-16 13:27:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
they could be if you have an arcomeglia
2006-12-16 20:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by Papilio paris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably both.
Bones respond to stress by thickening & to unuse by thinning.
This happens at all ages, albeit slower in elderly people's bodies, and the still growing bones of children can deform with too much stress. The stressless environment of zero gravity is a health problem for astronauts' bones and muscles as they both begin to degenerate.
;-)
2006-12-16 16:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are obviously a super hero. Thick Fingers Man. Congrats.
2006-12-16 13:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my fingers have added girth since age 19
Most likely from added weight
2006-12-16 13:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋