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Is the clavicle part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? It's mentioned under 'shoulder girdle' and under 'chest'. I'm confused.
its part of the appendicular skeletonWilling student (talk)07:45, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be absolutely no mention of the average weight or weight range of human skeletons, nor the ratio of bone weight to body weight. I'm sure readers would be interested in knowing this. Could someone please add this information? Thanks.
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There Should be 300 Bones in Humans at Birth and not 270 (in the introduction page)115.96.7.55 (talk)07:00, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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For addition to the history sectionMishnah Oholot 1:8There are two hundred and forty-eight limbs in a human body: Thirty in the foot, six for every toe, Ten in the ankle, Two in the shin, Five in the knee, One in the thigh, Three in the hip, Eleven ribs, Thirty in the hand, [that is] six to every finger, Two in the fore-arm, Two in the elbow, One in the upper arm and Four in the shoulder, [For a total of] one hundred and one on the one side [of the body] and one hundred and one on the other. Eighteen vertebrae in the spine, Nine in thehead, Eight in the neck, Six in the key of the heart, And five around the genitals.98.113.233.220 (talk)00:11, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]