Just for arguments sake..
To those who participated in the "bones in the body" argument..their are 206:
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Henry Gray (1821–1865). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
II. Osteology
THE GENERAL framework of the body is built up mainly of a series of bones, supplemented, however, in certain regions by pieces of cartilage; the bony part of the framework constitutes the skeleton.
In the skeleton of the adult there are 206 distinct bones, as follows:—
Axial Skeleton
Vertebral column
26
Skull
22
Hyoid bone
1
Ribs and sternum
25
—
74
Appendicular Skeleton
Upper extremities
64
Lower extremities
62
—
126
Auditory ossicles
6
—
Total
206
Site Used: http://www.bartleby.com/107/17.html
Henry Gray (1821–1865). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
II. Osteology
THE GENERAL framework of the body is built up mainly of a series of bones, supplemented, however, in certain regions by pieces of cartilage; the bony part of the framework constitutes the skeleton.
In the skeleton of the adult there are 206 distinct bones, as follows:—
Axial Skeleton
Vertebral column
26
Skull
22
Hyoid bone
1
Ribs and sternum
25
—
74
Appendicular Skeleton
Upper extremities
64
Lower extremities
62
—
126
Auditory ossicles
6
—
Total
206
1 Comments:
haha i love that u looked that up, thx for the info!
By RosieB, at 3:42 PM
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