How many bones are in the body?

Answer 1

206

Answer 2

In New Born Baby There Are 300 Bones But When They Become Older They Loose The Bones And there
Should Be 206 Bones

Answer 3

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. Some of the above information was taken from this site, which has an extremely detailed breakdown of the skeletal system and its capabilities .

Answer 4

The grade school answer is 206 bones in an adult. The truth is it varies. Each of us have differing amounts of sesmoid bones, like the patella, only smaller in the feet and hands. And there are small bones in the sutures called Wormian bones, and each of us have different numbers of these. So the real answer is you really don't know, but greater than 206.

Answer 5

humans are born with more than 300 bones in their bodies. but as they age, some of those bones join up.. until there are only around 206 left (on the average, at least)

Answer 6

206

Answer 7

A typical adult human skeleton consists of the following 206 bones, though a small portion of the human population have an extra bone, occurring in the form of an extra rib.

Answer 8

206

Answer 9

206

Answer 10

At birth you had more than 300 bones in your body. As an adult you'll have 206, because some fuse together.