There are quite a few bones in the human body. But believe it or not, babies have even more than you do!
At birth, you have almost 300 soft bones in your body. But as you get older, some of these bones grow together to make bigger bones. By the time you are an adult, 206 bones will make up the skeletal system of your body.
Your bones do some important things. Bones support your body. Without them, you’d probably look a lot like a floppy bean bag! Bones also protect your soft inner organs. For example, your skull protects your brain. And your rib cage protects your heart and lungs.
Bones also provide places for muscles to attach. Muscles, joints, and bones work together so you can move.
Some body pats have more bones than you might think. Even though it feels like one piece, the average adult skull is really made up of 29 bones. And there are 27 bones in your hand. In fact, you might be staring at your fingers trying to find all of these bones.
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