When do you have more bones?

Question

Do we have the same number of bones all our life? Do we loose them....how? or Do we gain more...how?

Answer 1

When we are children we have substationally more bones in our bodies than when we are adults. A good example is our skulls are actually composed of many many bones as children but they fuse together to form our skull. Hope that helps. Good luck and be safe.

Cpl Rush
US Army Combat Medic

Answer 2

Nope we actually gain bones as we age.
The carpal bones in the wrist will develop slowly over time, ending up developed completely by age 5. The buds are already there but they take some time to evolve and ossify. Our other bones ossify over time.. it is genetically programmed info.