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    How many bones are there in the human body?

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    A typical adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones. Individuals may have more or less bones than this owing to anatomical variations. The commoner variations include cervical ribs or an additional lumbar vertebra. Sesamoid bones can also vary between individuals.
    Cranial (8)
    frontal bone (1)
    parietal bone (2)
    temporal bone (2)
    occipital bone
    sphenoid bone
    ethmoid bone
    Facial bones (14):
    mandible
    maxilla (2)
    palatine bone (2)
    zygomatic bone (2)
    nasal bone (2)
    lacrimal bone (2)
    vomer bone
    inferior nasal conchae (2)
    In the middle ears (6):
    malleus (2)
    incus (2)
    stapes (2)
    In the throat (1):
    hyoid bone
    In 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 excluding sesamoid bones (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):
    sacrum
    coccyx or tailbone
    os 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 excluding sesamoid bones (54):
    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)

    dunc

    Belting answer

    If you break every bone in your body than you'll have twice as many.Also in men there one rib missing according ??? well to created Eve.

    206 in a everyday adult lots more in babies and young children



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