Babies have more bones so their bodies are more flexible to fit through the birth canal. As the baby grows the bones join together. A good example of this is the babies head, the bones in the skull are separated until about 18 months. The spaces between these bones in the skull is what is often called a soft spots.
Adults have 206 bones in their body. This number can vary slightly from person to person.
An adult human has 206 bones. At birth, a baby has around 270 bones, but some of these fuse together as the individual grows.
A newborn baby has around 300 bones.A baby has 300 bones at birth. As they grow older the small bones grow together unil finaly as as an adult there are 206.A baby has about 300 bones at birth. As they grow small bones grow together and as an adult you have 206 bones.
Well, when you are born, you have 300-350 bones. But, when you grow into an adult you end up with only about 206 bones in your body because many of them fuse together.What is fascinating is that more than half of your 206 bones are found in your hands and feet.See the Related Links for "ask.Yahoo.com: How many bones does the human body contain?" to the left for the answer.
There are 206 bones in human body normally. And it is not same for 'all' human beings. You may finds so many variations like conjoint twins, extra fingers and what not. Cervical ribs are fairly common. So in biology, any thing can happen.
At birth, babies have 350 bones. By adulthood, many of those bones have fused. As adults, humans have 206 bones in the body.
at birth a baby has 300 bones and children and adults have 206 bones now
yes, a baby has 300 bones at birth, but the bones join together so an adult has only 206 bones
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.
Adults have 206 bones in their body. This number can vary slightly from person to person.
206
Adults have 206 bones in there body!
206 exactly =)
206 exactly =)
206, if they haven't lost any. interesting fact: a baby has over 300 bones at birth, but an adult has only 206. and it is spelled skeleton.
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
An adult human has 206 bones. At birth, a baby has around 270 bones, but some of these fuse together as the individual grows.