Question

 Read the following statements regarding the human skeletal system.

(i) Number of bones in an adult human body is 206.

(ii) Number of bones in a new born baby is more than 206

(iii) Number of bones in a new born baby is less than 206

(iv) The smallest bone human body is stapes.

Of these statements which are incorrect?

• A. Both (i) and (iii)
• B. (ii) only
• C. (iii) only
• D. All are correct

Answer 1

Answer:

C. (iii) only

A new born baby contains more bones than adults that is 270 to 350 bones. As the newborn grows its bones such as skull, vertebral column, fused together and the number of bones becomes 206 in adults. Stapes bone is the smallest bone in the body. It is the innermost bone of our auditory ossicles in the middle ear, which are responsible for transmitting sound waves from the air outside to the fluid-filled labyrinth (cochlea).