how many bones are in the human body?

Answer 1

The answer is 206

The "adult" human body has 206 bones. At the time of birth a child has 300 bones but these bones fuse with each other as the child grows up and at adulthood the figure drops to 206.

Answer 2

When you were born you had over 300 bones. As you grew, some of these bones began to fuse together. The result? An adult has only 206 bones!

Answer 3

In utero, the human has 300 bones, but they fuse together over a lifetime so the adult has 206 bones.

Answer 4

206

Answer 5

206 bones in an adult human body. A baby is born with about 300 which is why they can put there toes in their mouths and we can't!

Answer 6

The answer is 206.

Answer 7

A newborn has 298. Adult is 206.

Answer 8

So... you got on the internet and you weren't able to find ANY web sites containing that information??

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html

http://science.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/human-body/how-many-bones-human-body

http://www.dmt123.com/other-health/3050-dmt123.html

(and those are just some of the THOUSANDS)

Not to mention the fact that this question has been asked and answered in Yahoo Answers already...

http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=ArZr6Oh1ATWr9oUKlbWPc1cnzKIX?p=bones+human+body&scope=subject&mc=&fltr=_en&tab=0&asktime=&st=1

Answer 9

knew this one 206

Answer 10

206 and im sure of it :)