HEAD NECK
ORBIT NOSE EAR
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Question
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What happens to the nine extra bones that we are born with?
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They fuse into the sacrum and the lumbar region
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They fuse into the sacral and coccygeal (coccyx) region
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They fuse into the thoracic and lumbar region
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They fuse into the cervical and thoracic region
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Individually, the sacrum and coccyx are composed of smaller bones that fuse (grow into a solid bone mass) by age 30.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sacrum. A spade-shaped bone that is formed by the fusion of 5 originally separate sacral vertebrae. Coccyx (also called the tailbone). This is formed by the fusion of 4 originally separated coccygeal bones.
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