Why do we get bruises?

我们为何会淤青?

Moment of Um

儿童与家庭

2025-03-27

4 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

Whether you know exactly where it came from, or it suddenly appears on your skin and you don’t remember it happening, it’s just a fact of life…we all get bruises! But why are they there, and what’s inside of them? We asked Dr. Frank Rhame to help us find the answer. Got a question that’s really getting under your skin? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and – don’t be blue – we’ll help solve the mystery!
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of arm.

  • Answering those questions that make you go...

  • Moment of arm comes to you from APM Studios.

  • I'm Anna Wegell.

  • I'm getting really excited because my friends and I are having a party tonight.

  • Do you want to know the theme?

  • It's a fancy dress party and here's how it works.

  • Everyone has to wear that one outfit that they own that they hardly ever wear because it's too fancy.

  • Maybe it's an old wedding dress, maybe it's sequins, maybe it's a baby blue tuxedo, or hot pink heels.

  • Whatever the style is, it's perfect and it's happening tonight.

  • I'll be wearing a sleeveless purple romper that I just haven't had the occasion to wear yet,

  • paired with my bright blue sandal clogs.

  • In fact, I'm wearing them right now.

  • They're making me really tall and now a big old bruise on my calf.

  • You know, I bet this is because I tripped walking down the hill at a concert in the park this week.

  • Shoot!

  • I know it's not a big deal.

  • It just makes me feel a little less fancy.

  • Why do we have to get bruises anyway?

  • Listener Julia wanted to know.