2006-09-09 06:23:31 · 21 answers · asked by Wazza 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
A normal adult has 206. Babies and children actually have more because there bones are not all fully fused together yet.
2006-09-09 06:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The skeleton is not unchanging; it changes composition over a lifespan. Early in gestation, a fetus has no hard skeleton; bones form gradually during nine months in the womb. At birth, all bones will have formed, but a newborn baby has more bones than an adult. On average, an adult human has 206 bones (according to Gray's Anatomy, but the number can vary slightly from individual to individual), but a baby is born with approximately 270 bones.
2006-09-09 13:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by The purple sock 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies have more than adults! At birth, you have about 300 bones. As you grow older, small bones join together to make big ones. Adults end up with about 206 bones.
2006-09-09 13:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by nick_owen85 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
206
2006-09-10 10:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by debzc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
206
2006-09-09 14:03:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
206
2006-09-09 13:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by Tony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
206
2006-09-09 13:44:25 · answer #7 · answered by VIRDS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
206
2006-09-09 13:31:03 · answer #8 · answered by teeeck5 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
206
2006-09-09 13:27:36 · answer #9 · answered by JJ Car 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Adults have a total of 206 bones.
The longest bone is the femur or thigh bone
The smallest is the stapes bone in our ear. (I think the scientific name for it is the incus bone, i think)
2006-09-09 13:42:33 · answer #10 · answered by sherrylboodramhot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋