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How many bones are in the human body?

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There are 206 bones in the adult human body.

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The skeleton of an adult human is made up of 206 bones of many different shapes and sizes. Added together, your bones make up about 15% of your body weight. Newborn babies are actually born with many more bones than this (around 300), but many bones grow together, or fuse, as babies become older. Some bones are long and thick, like your thigh bones. Others are thin, flat, and wide, like your shoulder blades.

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The human body has a total of 206 bones. When a baby is born, their bodies contain over 300 bones. As the baby grows with time, the bones begin to join together in a process called ossification. At the end of the ossification process, the baby will have formed stronger bones and as a result a smaller amount of bones, 206 to be exact.

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206 bones.

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At birth, a baby's body is consisted of 270 bones. These bones are all fragmented, and as the human body ages, grows, and becomes more mature, the bones fuse together. This results in their being less bones in the overall body. The number of bones that one has after all the bone fusions is 206.

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206

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When a baby is born is contains 300 bones that are soft also known as cartilage. As the baby grows his bones fuse or join together slowly and gradually to form strong bones, this process is referred to as ossification. Bones join together till there are 207 bones left in the body. 
As for the answer to your question, the human body consists of 207 bones on which the body's structure is based upon.

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206 bones in adults.

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206

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At birth, you have about two hundred and seventy bones. As you grow up into an adult, the amount of bones you have decrease and then, finally, the final amount of bones you have would be two hundred and 6.

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206

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The human body has a total of 206 bones

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There are 206 bones in the body of a grown human being.

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206 bones are in the human body.

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The human body has 206 bones. There are five types of bones: long, short, flat, irregular, and sesamoid. The bone's main function is to support our body and protect our organs as well as enable us to move. Bones also store essential substances, such as calcium, to help our bodies grow and repair itself.

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There are 206 bones in a human body.

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Adults have 206 bones babies have 300 or so

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We have 206 bones in the human body

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206

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I'm taking an anatomy class this summer and there are way too many bones for my liking. Essentially in an adult, we would have 206 individual bones in the body. Whereas an infant child would have approximately 300 different bones. The reason as to why the children lose around 100 of these bones is because as they grow up, the bones begin to fuse and some turn into cartilage.

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The human body is made up of 206 total bones.

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206

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When you are a baby you have more, but for an average human about 206 bones

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There are 206 bones in a human body.

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206 Bones in a human body

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There are 206 bones.

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The human body has 300 bones at birth but as the body develops and grows, some bones fuse together and by the time the person is an adult there are 206 bones in the body.

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206

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The human body has 206 bones.

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206 in the case of a fully grown adult and 366 in the case of a baby.

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206

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As a child our bones join together as a result an average adult has around 206 bones!

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At the time of birth = 350
Adult= 206

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206

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206 bones

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206

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two hundred and six

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206

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208

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When a child is newborn,he/she has approximately 300 bones,but as he grows up,these bones join together by means of joints,and as a result,become 206 in number

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An adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
These include:
- 22 Cranial and Facial Bones
- 6 Ear Bones
- 1 Throat Bone
- 4 Shoulder Bones
- 25 Chest Bones
- 26 Vertebral Bones
- 6 Arm and Forearm bones
- 54 Hand Bones
- 2 Pelvic Bones
- 8 Leg Bones
- 52 Foot Bones

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The skeleton of an adult human is made up of 206 bones of many different shapes and sizes. Added together, your bones make up about 15% of your body weight. Newborn babies are actually born with many more bones than this (around 300), but many bones grow together, or fuse, as babies become older. Some bones are long and thick, like your thigh bones. Others are thin, flat, and wide, like your shoulder blades

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There are 206 (two-hundred and six) bones in the ADULT BODY and 275 (two-hundred and seventy-five) bones in a BABY'S BODY.
Bones lessen in number when a baby's bones come together and fuse.

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in infants there are about 350 bones,some of which then fuses later, making a total of 206 bones in adult :)

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An adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
These include:
- 22 Cranial and Facial Bones
- 6 Ear Bones
- 1 Throat Bone
- 4 Shoulder Bones
- 25 Chest Bones
- 26 Vertebral Bones
- 6 Arm and Forearm bones
- 54 Hand Bones
- 2 Pelvic Bones
- 8 Leg Bones
- 52 Foot Bones

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The adult human body has 206 bones. An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth. Some of these fuse together as the infant grows. When some bones fuse and become one bone (most obvious examples are in the skull, sacrum and hip bones) the number of overall bones drops to the 206 bones that most adults have. Of the 206 bones in the adult human body, more than half (106) are in the hands and feet. The adult skeleton consists of the following bones:
28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones)
The horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck which is the only bone that does not articulate (connect via a joint) to another bone 
26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck; 12 thoracic; 5 lumbar or loins; the sacrum, which is five fused vertebrae; and the coccyx, which is four fused vertebrae)
24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bones in the body, and 2 scapulae)
the pelvic bones (3 fused bones called the coxal bone, or Os Coxae)
30 bones in each of the arms and legs (a total of 120)
a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints
There are individual variations: for example, some people are born with an extra rib or lumbar vertebra and not everyone has Inca (sutural) bones. Some interesting facts:
The hand has 27 bones, the foot has 26 and the face has 14. 
The longest bone in your body, the femur (thigh bone), is about 1/4 of your height. The smallest is the stapes (or stirrup) in the ear which is about 1/10 of an inch. 
Humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks.
Most of the bones in the body are in the hands and feet.
The human body consists 206 bones for adults, but for infants there are 270

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206 bones in the human body

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206 bones

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206 in adult but new born baby have more than adults

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206

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There are 206 bones in the human body, though there are more than that at birth. Those bones fuse leaving us with the 206 we have.

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An adult has 206 bones and a new born child has about 300 bones which fuse as the child grows.

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The adult human body consists of 206 bones. All bones articulate with another bone except one---the hyoid.

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206.

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total number of bones in a human body is 206.

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there are two hundred and six for an adult

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there are 206 bones in the human body

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206 bones are in the human body.

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a normal human contains of 206 bones.
Which include:
- 22 Cranial and Facial Bones
- 6 Ear Bones
- 1 Throat Bone
- 4 Shoulder Bones
- 25 Chest Bones
- 26 Vertebral Bones
- 6 Arm and Forearm bones
- 54 Hand Bones
- 2 Pelvic Bones
- 8 Leg Bones
- 52 Foot Bones

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When a human has stopped growing it has 206 bones in its body. As an infant it ussully has around 300-350 bones in its body.

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206 bones

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there are 206 bones in our body

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206 = adult
300-350 = baby

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in human body there are 206 bones, and 300 bones are in the small baby..........

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There are 206 bones in the human body. But their are 300 bones in a babies body.

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206

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269:)

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There are approximately 206 bones in the average human adult skeleton, but it can vary based on the degree of fusion between various bones in the body.

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this can vary because of age
Adult-206
Child-270
or can be affected by genetics
for example
A girl at my school has 208 bones 1 extra in each foot

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The adult human body has 206 bones. An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth. Some of these fuse together as the infant grows. When some bones fuse and become one bone (most obvious examples are in the skull, sacrum and hip bones) the number of overall bones drops to the 206 bones that most adults have. Of the 206 bones in the adult human body, more than half (106) are in the hands and feet. The adult skeleton consists of the following bones: 28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones) The horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck which is the only bone that does not articulate (connect via a joint) to another bone 26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck; 12 thoracic; 5 lumbar or loins; the sacrum, which is five fused vertebrae; and the coccyx, which is four fused vertebrae) 24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bones in the body, and 2 scapulae) the pelvic bones (3 fused bones called the coxal bone, or Os Coxae) 30 bones in each of the arms and legs (a total of 120) a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints There are individual variations: for example, some people are born with an extra rib or lumbar vertebra and not everyone has Inca (sutural) bones. Some interesting facts: The hand has 27 bones, the foot has 26 and the face has 14. The longest bone in your body, the femur (thigh bone), is about 1/4 of your height. The smallest is the stapes (or stirrup) in the ear which is about 1/10 of an inch. Humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks. Most of the bones in the body are in the hands and feet. The human body consists 206 bones for adults, but for infants there are 270.

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there are 206 bones in a human body. however a newborn baby has 300 bones.

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There are 206 bones in human body, interestingly, at the time of birth there are about 250 bones in human body, which gradually gets fused as we grow and finally we are left with 206 bones.
 
Here is the complete list of bones in our body
 
Anatomical variation may also result in the formation of more or fewer bones. Variations that are more common include an additional lumbar vertebra or cervical ribs.
Cranial (8):
frontal bone (1)temporal bone (2)parietal bone (2)occipital bonesphenoid boneethmoid boneFacial bones (14):
mandiblemaxilla (2)nasal bone (2)lacrimal bone (2)palatine bone (2)zygomatic bone (2)vomer boneinferior nasal conchae (2)In the middle ears (6):
malleus (2)incus (2)stapes (2)In the throat (1):
hyoid boneIn the shoulder girdle (4):
scapula or shoulder blade (2)clavicle or collarbone (2)In the thorax (25):
sternum or breastbone, comprising the body of sternum (gladiolus), manubrium, and xiphoid process (1)ribs (2 x 12)In the vertebral column (24):
cervical vertebrae (7)thoracic vertebrae (12)lumbar vertebrae (5)In the arms (2):
Humerus (2)In the forearms (4):
radius (2)ulna (2)In the hands (54):
Carpal (wrist) bones:scaphoid bone (2)lunate bone (2)triquetrum bone (2)pisiform bone (2)trapezium (2)trapezoid bone (2)capitate bone (2)hamate bone (2)Metacarpus (palm) bones:metacarpal bones (5 × 2)Digits of the hands (finger bones or phalanges):proximal phalanges (5 × 2)intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)distal phalanges (5 × 2)In the pelvis (4):
sacrumcoccyx or tailboneos coxae or hipbone, comprising the fused illium, ischium, and pubis (2)In the thighs (2):
femur (2)In the legs (6):
patella (2)tibia (2)fibula (2)
In the feet (52):
Tarsal (ankle) bones:calcaneus or heel bone (2)talus (2)navicular bone (2)medial cuneiform bone (2)intermediate cuneiform bone (2)lateral cuneiform bone (2)cuboid bone (2)Metatarsus bones:metatarsal bone (5 × 2)Digits of the feet (toe bones or phalanges):proximal phalanges (5 × 2)intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)distal phalanges (5 × 2)

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206

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there are 206 in an adult human body

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206 bones in all

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there are 206 bones in a adult body and at birth we have 350 bones

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The adult human body has 206 bones. An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth. Some of these fuse together as the infant grows. When some bones fuse and become one bone (most obvious examples are in the skull, sacrum and hip bones) the number of overall bones drops to the 206 bones that most adults have.
Of the 206 bones in the adult human body, more than half (106) are in the hands and feet. The adult skeleton consists of the following bones: 28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones)The horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck which is the only bone that does not articulate (connect via a joint) to another bone
26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck; 12 thoracic; 5 lumbar or loins; the sacrum, which is five fused vertebrae; and the coccyx, which is four fused vertebrae)24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bones in the body, and 2 scapulae)the pelvic bones (3 fused bones called the coxal bone, or Os Coxae)30 bones in each of the arms and legs (a total of 120)a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints

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206 bones, but many more in a newborn baby (over 300)

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206 bones...    but some people also consider PATELA also as a bone,, then it becomes 208

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206 
O_o

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206,DEFINETELY

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The adult human body has 206 bones. An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth. Some of these fuse together as the infant grows. When some bones fuse and become one bone (most obvious examples are in the skull, sacrum and hip bones) the number of overall bones drops to the 206 bones that most adults have.
Of the 206 bones in the adult human body, more than half (106) are in the hands and feet. The adult skeleton consists of the following bones:28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones)The horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck which is the only bone that does not articulate (connect via a joint) to another bone 26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck; 12 thoracic; 5 lumbar or loins; the sacrum, which is five fused vertebrae; and the coccyx, which is four fused vertebrae)24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bones in the body, and 2 scapulae)the pelvic bones (3 fused bones called the coxal bone, or Os Coxae)30 bones in each of the arms and legs (a total of 120)a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints
There are individual variations: for example, some people are born with an extra rib or lumbar vertebra and not everyone has Inca (sutural) bones.
Some interesting facts:The hand has 27 bones, the foot has 26 and the face has 14.
The longest bone in your body, the femur (thigh bone), is about 1/4 of your height. The smallest is the stapes (or stirrup) in the ear which is about 1/10 of an inch.
Humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks.
Most of the bones in the body are in the hands and feet.
The human body consists 206 bones for adults, but for infants there are 270.

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The adult human body has 206 bones . An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth.

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There are 206 bones in the human body

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Despite all the answers, i can't believe the correct answer is 206. I feel the best answer is
" The human body has 'about' 206 bones!"
                                                           ~ Elekzy

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The adult human body has 206 bones. Of the 206 bones in the adult human body, more than half (106) are in the hands and feet. The adult skeleton consists of the following bones:
28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones)
The horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck which is the only bone that does not articulate (connect via a joint) to another bone
26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck; 12 thoracic; 5 lumbar or loins; the sacrum, which is five fused vertebrae; and the coccyx, which is four fused vertebrae)
24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bones in the body, and 2 scapulae)
the pelvic bones (3 fused bones called the coxal bone, or Os Coxae)
30 bones in each of the arms and legs (a total of 120)
a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints
However, there are individual variations: for example, some people are born with an extra rib or lumbar vertebra and not everyone has Inca (sutural) bones.

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206

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It matters of how old you are. Your bones are always growing, and every seven years one of it's growing stages are complete. But it stops growing at a sudden time.. While the adult skeleton contains 206 bones, the skeleton of an infant contains 350 (the bones fuse together as you grow). And more than half of your 206 bones are found in your hands and feet.

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The Adult Human Skeleton Consists of 206 Bones.
22 Cranial and Facial Bones, 6 Ear Bones, 1 Throat Bone, 4 Shoulder Bones, 25 Chest Bones, 26 Vertebral Bones, 6 Arm and Forearm bones, 54 Hand Bones, 2 Pelvic Bones, 8 Leg Bones, 52 Foot Bones
 
You might also want to click this link on Wikipedia for a better understanding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bones_of_the_human_skeleton

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THERE ARE 206 BONES IN OUR HUMAN BODY

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206

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206 as an adult, many more as a baby which fuse together as one grows.

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206 bones,,,

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206

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206 bones but as you get older you have more bones

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There are 206 Bones in our body

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206 bones in the body, some books say 207 as there is a bone in your throat that is not attached to anything and is completely covered by cartlidge, it has no known function yet.

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there are 206 bones in our body

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There are 206 bones in the human adult body.

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206

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206

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there are 206 bones in an adult human being.

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An adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
These include:
- 22 Cranial and Facial Bones
- 6 Ear Bones
- 1 Throat Bone
- 4 Shoulder Bones
- 25 Chest Bones
- 26 Vertebral Bones
- 6 Arm and Forearm bones
- 54 Hand Bones
- 2 Pelvic Bones
- 8 Leg Bones
- 52 Foot Bones

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206 bones

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206 bone in an adult.

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There are 206 bones in the human body...

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206

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206 as an adult and 300 as a baby

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the Infants have 300-350 bones which articulate in process of maturation and finally we have 206 bones as adults.

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206

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An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth. Some of these fuse together as the infant grows. When some bones fuse and become one bone

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IN AN ADULT 206!!

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agreed ^^^ :P
206

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There are 206 bones in adults.
However, in infants and childrens there are many more but as they grow their bones fuse together, hense decreasing the number of bones over  maturation.   Babies have over 300 bones.  For example in a young child's cranium there are "floating plates" which are held together by muscle and cranial sutures.  As they mature, the sutures fuse together.  In an old person the plates no longer "float" but are totally fused together and one can only see the zig zag lines on the surface of an old person's skull.
Another example of bones fusing together are long bones such as the femur or humerus bones.  The epiphysis or ends of the bones are fairly solid bone in a child and the diaphysis (shaft) have not yet fused to the epiphysis.  Long bones stop growing in puberty.
A fetus is made up of cartilage and therefore it is difficult to determine the exact number of bones.  Hence babies are more cartilage than bone.  The process of converting cartilage to bone is called ossification.

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An adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
These include:
- 22 Cranial and Facial Bones
- 6 Ear Bones
- 1 Throat Bone
- 4 Shoulder Bones
- 25 Chest Bones
- 26 Vertebral Bones
- 6 Arm and Forearm bones
- 54 Hand Bones
- 2 Pelvic Bones
- 8 Leg Bones
- 52 Foot Bones

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206 in adult
and
300 in babies

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There is a total of 206 bones in the human body and of course, this includes the limbs and head.

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There are 206 bones in the human skeleton.  22 Cranial and Facial bones, 6 Ear bones, 1 throat bone, 4 shoulder bones, 25 chest bones, 26 Vertebral bones, 6  Arm and Forearm bones, 54 Hand bones, 2 pelvic bones, 8 Leg bones, 52 Foot bones.
My gosh we have so many bones.  The most bones are in the Cranial Facial and Foot region.

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For baby it is 206
For adult it is 306

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The adult human body has 206 bones. An infant may have from 300-350 bones at birth. Some of these fuse together as the infant grows. When some bones fuse and become one bone (most obvious examples are in the skull, sacrum and hip bones) the number of overall bones drops to the 206 bones that most adults have. Of the 206 bones in the adult human body, more than half (106) are in the hands and feet. The adult skeleton consists of the following bones:
28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones)
The horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck which is the only bone that does not articulate (connect via a joint) to another bone 
26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck; 12 thoracic; 5 lumbar or loins; the sacrum, which is five fused vertebrae; and the coccyx, which is four fused vertebrae)
24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bones in the body, and 2 scapulae)
the pelvic bones (3 fused bones called the coxal bone, or Os Coxae)
30 bones in each of the arms and legs (a total of 120)
a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints
There are individual variations: for example, some people are born with an extra rib or lumbar vertebra and not everyone has Inca (sutural) bones. Some interesting facts:
The hand has 27 bones, the foot has 26 and the face has 14. 
The longest bone in your body, the femur (thigh bone), is about 1/4 of your height. The smallest is the stapes (or stirrup) in the ear which is about 1/10 of an inch. 
Humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks. 
Most of the bones in the body are in the hands and feet. 
The human body consists 206 bones for adults, but for infants there are 270.

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206 bones

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206 :) ♥♥♥

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An adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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206-in a n adult
300-in infants

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At birth 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.

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There are 206 bones in a human body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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206 in a fully grown human and 300 in a baby

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206

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208 bones finally.....:)

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bones r 360

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206........

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206 bones are present in a human body

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206 or 208 not quite sure

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206

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206 bones are present in human body

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There are 206 bones in an adult human body and around 300-350 bones in a baby.
Did you know that by the age of 20, a person has 98% of his bone mass? Also, adult human bones account for 14% of the entire body's weight.

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There are 206 bones in The Human body

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206 is the generally accepted # of bones. Although their are idiosynchratic instances of more or less.

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An adult human has 206 bones.

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206 in a fully grown adult.

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Sorry 206.

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208.

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the human body is comprised of 206 bones

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206 bones
i was a nurse one years ago

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In infants the number is about 350,which reduces to 206 in adults.

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The answer is 206

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There are a total of 206 bones in a human body. Infants have them even more, about 300-350 of them.

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There are a toatal of 206 bones in the human body. Infants have them even more, near about 500 of them.

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a human body is made up of 206 bones

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206 :)

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206 Bones in Adult and about 300 bones in an Infant.

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Amazing fact Lilian, i do not know about this before!

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206 and about 300 as a baby

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200 bones

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Its 306 for a baby, but as the body matures- the bones fuse together to form around 208 bones.

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206.

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At the stage when you stop growing, it is 206.

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206

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An adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
These include:
- 22 Cranial and Facial Bones
- 6 Ear Bones
- 1 Throat Bone
- 4 Shoulder Bones
- 25 Chest Bones
- 26 Vertebral Bones
- 6 Arm and Forearm bones
- 54 Hand Bones
- 2 Pelvic Bones
- 8 Leg Bones
- 52 Foot Bones

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Humans are born with about 300 to 350 bones. Many of these bones fuse together between birth and maturity to produce an average adult total of 208 bones. The number of bones in the human body varies according to the counting method used. While some methods consider a given structure to be a single bone with multiple parts, others consider the same structure to be multiple bones.
Location
Number
Skull
22
Ears (pair)
6
Vertebrae
26
Vertebral ribs
24
Sternum
3
Throat
1
Pectoral girdle
4
Arms (pair)
60
Hip bones
2
Legs (pair)
60
Total
208
Sources: Brandreth, Gyles. Your Vital Statistics, p. 14; Solomon, Eldra Pearl, and Gloria A. Phillips. Understanding Human Anatomy and Physiology, pp. 77-80.

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In the human body you have 206 bones 24 nervous systems30 skeletal muscels22 parts in the human anatomy:) :L

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206

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The number of bones in the human adult to 206 bones

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hi friend i don't know more about this,The number of human body at birth is 300.at the time of child growing some of the bones reducing.Then the result is that in a adult human being there are 206 bones This difference in the number of bones in the human body helps forensic anthropologists in determining the age of an individual through the skeletal remains, mainly the skull.

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hi friend i don't know more about this,The number of human body at birth is 300.at the time of child growing some of the bones reducing.Then the result is that in a adult human being there are 206 bones This difference in the number of bones in the human body helps forensic anthropologists in determining the age of an individual through the skeletal remains, mainly the skull.

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There are 206 bones in an normal adult skeleton and about 300 in an infants.  The difference comes from the fact the some bones fuse over time into a single bone.  For example, an infants paired frontal, periatal, and occipital plates fuse to create single skull.

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