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Why do children have 300 bones and adults have only 206 only has 206?
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∙ 13y ago
I am not sure about the numbers, but I remember being told that my children's' bones in the head undergo a fusing process. You know that little soft spot right above the forehead that eventually closes and becomes solid? Bones fusing to form a bigger bone.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause son the bones join together to form a single bone over time this way because it gives the baby extra flexibility at birth and just after birth.
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∙ 14y agoAdults have only 206 bones because when they were born they had 300 or more, but they fused until they only had the 206 in adulthood.
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How many bones does a baby have at birth and how many bones do children and adults have?
at birth a baby has 300 bones and children and adults have 206 bones now
Indicate the number of bones between children and adult?
there are 270 bones in children while there are 206 bones in adults..
How bony bones does adults have?
At birth, babies have 350 bones. By adulthood, many of those bones have fused. As adults, humans have 206 bones in the body.
Why do adults bones fuse together?
Because children have more bones than adults. They is because the bones fuse together when the children are growing. A baby has 300 bones at birth. But because bones fuse together during the "growth period", adults have less bones and they end up with 206 bones.
What is the total number of bones adults have?
206
How. Many. Bones. Human. Body?
Adults have 206 bones in there body!
How many bones are there in an adults body?
206 exactly =)
How many bones do adults have in their?
206, 270 when your a baby
How many bones does a adult have?
206 exactly =)
Do babies have Moore bones than us kids and adults?
yes, a baby has 300 bones at birth, but the bones join together so an adult has only 206 bones
What is the normal number of bones in the human body?
There is no exact number of bones in a human body. A typical adult human skeleton has about 206 bones. Young children have more bones than adults as some bones fuse with age. A common myth that women have more ribs than men is unfounded.
How does the body get 206 bones?
babies start with more but some bones fuse together. Like in the skull there's 6 bones as a baby but for adults there's only 1
