How many bones does the neck have?

Answer 1

Now, most people would say that there are seven bones in the neck because there are seven cervical vertebrae (neck bones), but they would be incorrect.

There are eight bones in the neck. There are the seven cervical vertebrae, plus the hyoid bone which is located in the front part of the neck, just above the thyroid gland. The hyoid bone is a very thin and delicate bone that is somewhat "U" shaped, and serves as a point of attachment for the muscles of the larynx and the tongue.

Answer 2

A human, like most mammals, has seven vertebrae in their neck. These seven bones are called the cervical vertebrae. There is another bone called the hyoid which is attached to the cervical vertebrae but acts as an anchor for the tongue.

Answer 3

I believe you mean,

"how many bones do we have in our neck"

Here is the breakdown:

The adult skeleton consists of 206 bones . . .

- 28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones);

- the horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck;

- 26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck, 12 thorax, 5 lumbar or loins, the sacrum which is five fused vertebrae, and the coccyx, our vestigial tail, which is four fused vertebrae);

- 24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bone in the body, and 2 scapulae);

- the pelvic girdle (2 fused bones);

- 30 bones in our arms and legs (a total of 120);

- There are also a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints.

Answer 4

There are fourteen bones in an owl's neck. This is twice as many as humans have. The fourteen bones allow owls to turn their heads very far around--but not all the way around as is often thought. Despite this misconception, owls can quite comfortably rest with their heads facing over their backs. This movement is very important, as owls can not move their eyes in their sockets like humans can.

Answer 5

The spine has many vertebrae, and it can be hard to calculate the amount a person has, on their own. There are typically seven vertebrae in the human neck.

Answer 6

humans have 9 neck bones the same as giraffes

Answer 7

About 100,000 thousand or is it just 100...? >:)

Answer 8

There are seven vetebrae in the human neck.

Answer 9

Just one bone the vertabrea