How many bones does an adult human have ?

Answer 1

The human skeleton is made of individual or joined bones (such as the skull), supported and supplemented by a structure of ligaments, tendons, muscles, cartilage and other organs.

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. The difference comes from a number of small bones that fuse together during growth, such as the sacrum and coccyx of the vertebral column. An infant is born with pockets of cartilage between particular bones to allow further growth. The sacrum (the bone at the base of the spine) consists of five bones which are separated at birth but fuse together into a solid structure in later years. Growing is usually completed between ages 12 and 14, at which point the bones have no pockets of cartilage left to allow more growth.

Answer 2

There are more than 206 bones in a newborn. Some are fused so in the adult there are only 206.The number of ribs in some adults may be more or less than 12 pairs and the number of fingers in some may be 11. These are called meristic variations which can be found in some individuals, changing the typical number. But this does not happen frequently.

Answer 3

An adult human has 206 bones.

Answer 4

An adult human have 206 bones.

Answer 5

206

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206

Answer 7

206 bones

Answer 8

206 bones

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206 bones

Answer 10

206