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Human beings (men women and children) all have the same number of bones, although children have more bones which are unfused with their neighbours than adults.
If there were a difference, TV shows like "CSI" or "Bones" would simply count the bones of a crime scene skeleton to determine the sex of the victim. As it is, they have to look for minor differences such as wider pelvises and less prominent features. These shows also look for the degree of fusion of bones, wear and tear on the joints etc. to guesstimate the age.
Some anthropologists feel that there is a different "feel" to the bones of men and women, insisting that the skull of a man, even in ancient times, feels "rougher".
The folk lore that men have less bones than women comes from the Biblical myth of creation where one of Adam's ribs was taken to form the first woman.
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∙ 11y agoNo, both male and female humans have the same number of bones.
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∙ 13y agoa female femur is formed different from a males. the male femur is also larger.
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∙ 14y agoNo, boys do not have more bones than a girl. Girls do not have more bones than a boy, either. The human body has 206 bones, and that goes for both genders.
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∙ 12y agoeveryone (except for the rare extra hyoid bones which serve no purpose) has the same amount of bones regardless of gender assuming that are born healthy
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The adult skeleton of men and women contains a total number of bones?
207 bones
How many bones do MEN have?
lots
Are bones for men and women the same?
Yes, the bones are the same, though in terms of number one may have 207 bones compared to the average number of bones of a human being, that is 206
Do men have more rib bones than women?
No both sexes have 24 ribs (a set of 12). A very small amount of people have 22 or 26 ribs, (en extra set, or a missing set) at birth.
Is paranoid personality disorder common in men?
PPD is more common in men than in women
Who has more neck bones men or woman?
Men and women have the same number of neck bones. In fact, men and women usually have the same number of bones in total as well.
Do women have more bones than men?
Answer umm not all humans have the equal amount of bones
Why are the reasons why women are more osteoporosis than men?
The two reasons why women are more prone to osteoporosis than men include the fact that men are not prone to hormone changes as women are and a man's bones are larger and denser than a woman's. Another reason why women are more prone to osteoporosis than men is because women have a less peak bone mass than men do.
Why does a woman have more bones than a man?
No, a female has 1-2 more bones than a male.
Why are men and women's centers of gravity different?
Men have bigger bones and women have wider pelvises.
Does the amount of bones vary between men and women?
Men and women have the same number of bone for the most part, except for the occasional extra digit. The differences between men and women bones will be shape, size and length.
Difference in men and women skeletons?
Men usually have larger skulls then women, also women's hip bones are built wider, to enable procreation. Men usually have larger skulls then women, also women's hip bones are built wider, to enable procreation.
Do man and woman have the same amount of bone?
no, men and women both have 206 bones, babies have more than 300 but as they get older the bones start to fuse.
Why do men dislike big women?
It is a myth that all men dislike big women. Some men actually are attracted to big women and like a little more meat on a woman's bones, that then super thin girls that pick away at their food.
Do more women want to be men or more men want to be women?
men want to be women
The adult skeleton of men and women contains a total number of bones?
207 bones
Does fibromyalgia occur more in men than women?
No, just the opposite. Fibromyalgia, according to current medical knowledge, affects significantly more women than men. Estimates range from about twice as many women as men, to ten times as many women as men (who suffer from fibromyalgia).
