HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -A baby’s body has about 300 bones at birth. These eventually fuse (grow together) to form the 206 bones that adults have. Some of a baby’s bones are made entirely of a special material called cartilage (say: KAR-tel-ij).

Detailed explanation-2: -Babies have more bones than adults because as they grow up, some of the bones fuse together to form one bone. This is because babies have more cartilage than bone. New born babies have around 305 bones. A baby’s skeleton is mostly made up of cartilage.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the age of 25, humans have 206 bones. When they are born, they have around 300 bones. Human hands have 27 small, intricate bones, while feet have 26. The different bone types are long bones, short bones, flat bones and irregular bones.

Detailed explanation-4: -It may be difficult to imagine when looking at a tiny newborn baby, but that infant has around 300 bones-and those bones are growing and changing shape every day. Adults, on the other hand, have 206 bones, which make up about 15 percent of their body weight.