1. INTRODUCTION
#Question: How many bones do we have (adults)?
Adult human beings have 206 bones¹, some less than infants, in whom fusion of bones such as the sacrum and coccyx has not yet occurred.
2. NUMBER OF BONES OF THE HUMAN BODY BY ANATOMICAL ZONES
- Skull: 29 bones.
- Spine: 26 bones.
- Thorax: 25 bones.
- Upper limbs: 64 bones.
- Lower limbs: 62 bones.
3. REFERENCES
- Susaeta (2008). Atlas ilustrado de anatomía > El esqueleto o sistema esquelético. Page 36. Text in Spanish. Book not avaliable online.
