What are all the 208 bones of the body?
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Here is Wiki's list of the bones of the human skeleton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bones_of_the_human_skeleton
Explanation:
Here is Wikipedia's list of all the bones in the body, which they count as 206, not 208.
Each bone's name is a clickable link to more information,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bones_of_the_human_skeleton
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The number of bones you have decreases as you reach adulthood.
Babies have more than 300 bones, but some of these fuse to form larger bones.
According to Wonderopolis, "by the time you're an adult, you'll have exactly 206 bones."
More than half of them are located in the hands and feet.
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-many-bones-are-in-your-body
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Bones can be divided into two categories depending on where they are located..
https://www.visiblebody.com/learn/skeleton/axial-skeleton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicular_skeleton
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Bones can also be classified into five types, depending on their shapes.
- Short bones
- Long bones
- Flat bones
- Irregular bones
- Sesamoid bones
You can find out more about the skeletal system here:
https://www.visiblebody.com/learn/skeleton/types-of-bones