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The Skeleton and the Bones:

The Parts Must Relate to the Whole

Dr. John Robbins teaches that the various parts of a system are explained by the whole. For example, some of the incredibly tiny and exquisitely shaped bones of our inner ear would be very difficult to understand if we were to examine them one at a time, individually. We might well not be able to comprehend what their function is. But their utility immediately becomes apparent when we see how they fit into the structure — the system — of the ear. To expand this analogy only slightly, most of us would be unable to identify a great many of the 206 bones that make up our skeletal system that if we were to view them individually. It is only when we see how they fit into the overall skeletal system that we come to a complete understanding of their contribution to the body.