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.
Basically, there are 7 vertebrae and the hyoid bone in the neck.
2007-02-23 21:14:34
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answered by PKP 2
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There r 206 bones in a adult human body.
2007-02-23 21:52:06
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answered by Kanchan B 2
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206 bones are there in a human body
2007-02-24 20:24:52
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answered by Shalini j 1
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206 bones
2007-02-24 20:11:48
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answered by mani_shankar_28 1
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206 bones
2007-02-23 21:00:07
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answered by Mowri 4
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206
2007-02-23 22:46:27
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answered by kutty 1
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childs have more bone than adults
a newly born child has more than 300 bones while there are only about 206 bones in a matured adult
as the age becomes older the bones fuse into one causing the above result.
2007-02-23 21:16:18
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answered by Anonymous
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human skeleton is made up of 206 bones but we are born up with 300 bones
2007-02-24 00:49:41
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answered by Anonymous
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206 bones in an adult body
2007-02-23 22:02:41
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answered by ♦Opty misstix♦ 7
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There are 208 bones in the human body
2007-02-23 21:05:12
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answered by Christy 1
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