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2006-07-14 04:34:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Other - Health

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2006-07-14 04:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

At birth the human body has about 350 bones, but by the time adulthood rolls around, some of our bones have fused together to give us a total of 206 bones in our body!

Here is the breakdown:

The adult skeleton consists of 206 bones . . .

- 28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones);

- the horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck;

- 26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck, 12 thorax, 5 lumbar or loins, the sacrum which is five fused vertebrae, and the coccyx, our vestigial tail, which is four fused vertebrae);

- 24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bone in the body, and 2 scapulae);

- the pelvic girdle (2 fused bones);

- 30 bones in our arms and legs (a total of 120);

- There are also a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints.

Basically, there are 7 vertebrae and the hyoid bone in the neck.

hope this helps!

2006-07-14 11:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by la♥chiva 4 · 0 0

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2006-07-14 12:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2006-07-14 11:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 4 · 0 0

206

2006-07-14 11:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by Alik411 3 · 0 0

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2006-07-14 11:37:42 · answer #6 · answered by wombat 3 · 0 0

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2006-07-14 11:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Blahinyourface.. 1 · 0 0

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2006-07-14 11:37:27 · answer #8 · answered by Ashermunin 3 · 0 0

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2006-07-14 11:37:00 · answer #9 · answered by mj216 3 · 0 0

We start out with over 300. By the time we become adults we have 206 give or take one or two depending on body

2006-07-14 11:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by christigmc 5 · 0 0

.... For instance, while the adult skeleton contains 206 bones, the skeleton of an infant contains 350 (the bones fuse together as you grow)

2006-07-14 11:39:01 · answer #11 · answered by Paul B 5 · 0 0

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