Saturday 9 January 2010

How many bones in the human body?

The skeleton of an adult contains 206 distinct bones, and these are contained in two separate systems: The axial skeleton, which you can think of as the main trunk of your body, and an appendicular skeleton which is the arms and legs. There are 26 bones in the vertebral columns, 8 in the cranium, 14 in the face, 7 other skull bones, 25 in the sternum and ribs, 64 in the upper limbs and 62 in the lover limbs

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