2007-01-08 06:35:41 · 13 answers · asked by lizcafc 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
At birth the human body has about 350 bones, but by the time adulthood rolls around, some of our bones have fused together to give us a total of 206 bones in our body!
Here is the breakdown:
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.
2007-01-08 06:47:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
206
2007-01-08 07:33:08 · answer #2 · answered by smokedhamm69 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
206
2007-01-08 06:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by alyson p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
206
2007-01-08 06:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by chav69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
206
2007-01-08 06:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
206 bones.
2007-01-08 06:42:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
206 in an adult but its about 220 in a child.
2007-01-08 06:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by listerfox2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
206 including some that arn't dicovered
2007-01-08 06:37:59 · answer #8 · answered by bunnyBoo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In adults i think it is 205 when you are born you have about 300+
2007-01-08 06:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by Ding Dong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
206 if you still have all your teeth.
2007-01-09 21:57:27 · answer #10 · answered by Ritch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋