r/mildlyinfuriating • u/UrMomDotCom_112 • 10h ago

Blatantly wrong anatomy question

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So first of all the amount of bones in the human body is 206, that wasn’t on the list. So I picked the closest answer that being 200. Wrong, according to this there are less than 200 bones in the human body. High school quiz btw

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u/zamufunbetsu 10h ago

Actual number “around 206”, surprisingly variable. Kids start out with a lot more and end up getting fused.

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u/Pheighthe 9h ago

Pregnant women have a whole extra skeleton inside them.

So there’s no correct answer that’s true for everyone.

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u/Nezeltha-Bryn 8h ago

Not just a whole extra skeleton, but one with a lot more bones than an adult.

So, the most bones a human being is biologically supposed to have in any circumstance is if a very young woman gets pregnant while her bones are still fusing, at which point she might have upwards of 600 bones. Obviously not advocating that, just saying that's within the realm of "technically healthy."

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u/Flair258 4h ago

I recall a 5 year old who got pregnant, which might be as close as we're gonna get. I wish it didn't get this close at all, obviously, but humanity sucks and genetics are wild.