This page is dedicated to tons of extra information about bones.
1. there are 275 bones in babies, while only 206 in adults, this is due to the fact that bones fuse together as you grow.
2. there are 26 vertebrae in your vertebral column, the top two are the axis and axle.
3. bones can act as storage for fat, blood cells, and minerals like calcium and phosphorus.
4. bones are much lighter than most people think, only 20% of adult weight is bone.
5. the femur is the longest bone.
6. upper canine is the longest tooth.
7. the most rigid of joints are the skull joints.
8. the collar bone is the only bone that never has red marrow and is the most often broken.
9. the most mobile joint is the shoulder joint.
10. the strongest joint is the one that connects hip to thigh.
11. the jaw is the only movable joint in the skull.
12. the most lonely bone is the hyoid, which is just under the jaw, and isn't connected to any other bone in the body.
1. there are 275 bones in babies, while only 206 in adults, this is due to the fact that bones fuse together as you grow.
2. there are 26 vertebrae in your vertebral column, the top two are the axis and axle.
3. bones can act as storage for fat, blood cells, and minerals like calcium and phosphorus.
4. bones are much lighter than most people think, only 20% of adult weight is bone.
5. the femur is the longest bone.
6. upper canine is the longest tooth.
7. the most rigid of joints are the skull joints.
8. the collar bone is the only bone that never has red marrow and is the most often broken.
9. the most mobile joint is the shoulder joint.
10. the strongest joint is the one that connects hip to thigh.
11. the jaw is the only movable joint in the skull.
12. the most lonely bone is the hyoid, which is just under the jaw, and isn't connected to any other bone in the body.