HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

THE HUMAN BODY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many bones does the human skeleton have?
A
307
B
308
C
206
D
176
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are typically around 270 bones in human infants, which fuse to become 206 to 213 bones in the human adult. The reason for the variability in the number of bones is because some humans may have a varying number of ribs, vertebrae, and digits.

Detailed explanation-2: -It consists of 270 to 300 bones at birth. But this total number of bones decreases to 206 bones by adulthood as some bones fuse together. There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton and 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are 206 bones in the human skeleton. This doesn’t include teeth or small bones found within tendons called sesamoid bones.

Detailed explanation-4: -The human skeleton is the internal framework of the body. It is composed of around 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to around 206 bones by adulthood after some bones get fused together. The bone mass in the skeleton reaches the maximum density around age 21.

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