2007-01-15 20:51:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
206 bones is only a convention.
In fact, abberrations are so common, that chances are you have some supplemental bones. These are often two bones which should have fused but didn't, or bones intertrwinged in cranial sutures, axtra ribs, extra vertabrae (my sister has one) and stuff like that. Most are hereditary. And you most probably won't even notice them. I work a lot with human bones and tell ya, it's really common.
I forgot: Of course you can also have less bones than normal. one vertebrae less (because it fusion with the sacrum) or you lack one teeth (the most common lack is the third molar, followed by the second incisive and the second praemolar) etc.
2007-01-16 06:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Zaius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
206
2007-01-15 21:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by sg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u r a human being u have 206 bones
2007-01-15 20:58:07 · answer #3 · answered by max_pratik 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a normal human skeleton consists of 206 bones... check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_bones for all the bones...
2007-01-15 21:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by arenania 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Used to be106but they keep reclassifying e.g the bones in the inner ear
2007-01-15 20:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are 216 bones.
2007-01-15 21:15:06 · answer #6 · answered by jay d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
206 if you are fully grown
2007-01-15 20:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
unless you are a baby you have 206, babies have around 175
2007-01-15 20:59:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on your species
2007-01-15 20:59:18 · answer #9 · answered by Yo Mum Mum 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lots and lots
2007-01-15 20:59:48 · answer #10 · answered by Carrot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋