There are a total of ____ bones in human body.

198

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256

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265

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206

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206

The human skeleton is the internal framework of the body. It is composed of around 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to around 206 bones by adulthood after some bones get fused together. The bone mass in the skeleton reaches the maximum density around age 21.

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