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Extra bones are more common than you think, here's how often it happens

Human skeletons are often described in neat textbook numbers, but real bodies are far messier and more interesting. Extra ...
Case Western Reserve University

Anatomy’s Darin Croft explains why adults have nearly 100 fewer bones than when they are born

The Toledo Blade: Darin Croft, professor of anatomy, explained why adults have nearly 100 fewer bones than when they were born. “People are surprised that babies have more bones and adults have fewer, ...
The Washington Post

Exhibit celebrates the art of ‘Flesh and Bones’

To perfect their craft, artists study the human form. Some also train their views on the interior of the human body. An exhibition at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles features some ...
Science Daily

Skeleton-wide study of blood cell formation yields surprising findings

Imagine being able to count the different types of blood cells being formed inside the tiny bones of a mouse and pinpointing the strings and clusters of cells within the bone marrow that are ...
Live Science on MSN

How common is it to have extra bones in your skeleton?

Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...