March 2020 PMID 31228290

How many bones? Every bone in my body.

Paul E Neumann, Thomas R Gest

Mentions

54
Peak: 34 in Feb 2021
across 3 sources since Jul 2019

Extended reach

4,070,723
potential audience

Total likes

194,353

Video views

3,892,137

Mentions per month

Jul 2019 – Mar 2023

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter49 posts
  • YouTube3 videos
  • Blogs2 articles

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Throughout these discussions, users highlight the misconception that everyone has 206 bones, with phrases like 'the magic number of 206 bones is bogus' and 'it changes over time', emphasizing the evolving knowledge surrounding human anatomy. The tone combines curiosity and skepticism, which underscores the importance of scientific updates in common knowledge and encourages deeper engagement with anatomical science.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge that the traditional number 206 bones is not accurate for everyone, supporting the idea that this figure is variable and sometimes misleading.

InterestHigh interest

Posts express high curiosity and surprise, especially with phrases like 'I’ve been living a lie' and 'Well, that’s something new to me', indicating strong interest in the evolving understanding of human bones.

EngagementHigh engagement

Several entries reflect deep engagement, with users discussing specific biological processes, age-related bone fusion, and debating the significance of the human bone count, showing thoughtful participation.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions have a moderate impact, as they challenge a common misconception, prompting readers to re-evaluate their understanding of human anatomy, but few posts suggest immediate practical consequences.

Abstract in brief

  • Human bone counts have varied throughout history, with reported numbers ranging from 197 to 307 bones, but a modern count of 206 bones excludes teeth and certain ossicles.
  • The standard count of 206 bones in adults has been questioned because it can differ based on age, individual differences, and how bones like the cranium are categorized.
  • Challenges in accurate counting come from differences across individuals and debates over what constitutes a single bone versus multiple bones in complex areas like the skull.]

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
SciShow
@SciShow · X

You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and constantly changing, in everyone! https://t.co/RD0qZa3ymA https://t.co/PV7AITm3Hc

Feb 8, 2021 · 28 likes · 6 shares · 115,779 followers View post →
Aerycrow
@Aerycrow · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀렸단다.  300여개로 태어나서 20대에 215개정도였다가 나이를 먹으면서 190개이하까지도 줄어든다고.

Feb 11, 2021 · 12 likes · 20 shares · 1,970 followers View post →
Anatomía Lio
@anatomialio · X

A esta altura del año, cuando te preguntan; ¿cuantos #huesos tiene el cuerpo? La respuesta sería depende. De esto trata este paper publicado en Clinical Anatomy recientemente https://t.co/DuB9qrGJt0

Jul 8, 2019 · 3 likes · 1,965 followers View post →
The Mad Zymurgist
@mcaesar3141 · X

Well, that's something new to me: The magic number of 206 bones in the human body is bogus, it changes over time. A younger person has far more bones than an older person because many of those bones have fused. You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/01OtWdPPdY via @YouTube

Feb 9, 2021 · 2 likes · 166 followers View post →
Jun
@ni075 · X

人間の骨の数云々、そもそも206という計算結果は怪しかったのか。 https://t.co/2mUG2ZQE9U

Feb 8, 2021 · 1 like · 5,987 followers View post →
Lyric Roy
@LyricRoy · X

We have 206 bones: WRONG! https://t.co/cVIcoy1Ewp 4/n

Feb 9, 2021 · 1 like · 28 followers View post →

All mentions

Peter Azak
@thepha · X

Just Liked on YouTube: You (probably) don't have 206 bones. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #SciShow https://t.co/JpG6HnyX2D

Mar 27, 2023 · 341 followers View post →
Iceman Jim
@dit_rit · X

@stutiraii You have more than 206 bones. https://t.co/mbFVFkT8ks

Jan 31, 2023 · 53 followers View post →
monique d'hooghe ♿ (they, she)
@moniquedhooghe · X

https://t.co/2eTRSnur1a

Oct 27, 2022 · 3,507 followers View post →
Paulie
@paulie_paulie · X

Good to see @shoe0nhead is finally making some worthwhile YouTube content. https://t.co/gYsv9bbc45

Oct 5, 2022 · 584 followers View post →
Bean
@randobeantv · X

You (probably) don't have 206 bones. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science... https://t.co/5Ooo3O0GUa via @YouTube BONE FACTS

Oct 5, 2022 · 600 followers View post →
Happy Hansel
@HappyHansel · X

You (probably) don't have 206 bones. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science... https://t.co/GwExOha8iF via @YouTube

Oct 5, 2022 · 62 followers View post →
Daniel B
@phlerp · X

I’ve been living a lie https://t.co/TZPTtriJQs

Oct 4, 2022 · 633 followers View post →
Jes68
@jes68_twit · X

https://t.co/d6jfs9InIS

Oct 3, 2022 · 449 followers View post →
Chval Chvil
@mononokle · X

Humans, mostly clueless about their own bones. https://t.co/wyZnXrfwgi

Oct 2, 2022 · 104 followers View post →
DAVES REALITY
@DaveinMossy · X

You (probably) don't have 206 bones. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science... https://t.co/VsmAASvliH via @YouTube

Oct 2, 2022 · 744 followers View post →
Olaf Elsberry
@OElsberry420 · X

Y’all know what I love about science? WHEN WE GET NEW INFORMATION TO BETTER OUR UNDERSTANDING. You (probably) don't have 206 bones. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science... https://t.co/L3WHWYhO8r via @YouTube

Sep 30, 2022 · 426 followers View post →
Johannes Lüke
@JohannesSLueke · X

New video by SciShow: You (probably) don't have 206 bones. #shorts #throwbackthursday #science #SciShow https://t.co/brE9Ff4p11

Sep 29, 2022 · 84 followers View post →
John Blue
@JohnBlu89769995 · X

Let's explore the postural relationships while sitting in a chair. These will transform your time resting in a chair into an opportunity to cultivate qigong principles each day. https://t.co/hvGYh4I2yz #snakeandturtle #qigong #chikung #backpain #posture #meditation

Jul 7, 2022 · 19 followers View post →
Elise Larsson
@EliseLarsson · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/mGX97rOjWy via @YouTube

Apr 2, 2021 · 242 followers View post →
Peter Azak
@thepha · X

Just Liked on YouTube: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/sUwgJQuEl8

Mar 27, 2021 · 345 followers View post →
Robert Walker
@jwalker28057853 · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/ORe693h6aZ via @YouTube

Feb 28, 2021 · 666 followers View post →
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@aCatWay · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 182 followers View post →
가래떡
@titopgjhwtggnn · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 1,607 followers View post →
내가 제일 행복한 고양이
@happiest_cat · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 1,120 followers View post →
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@nanigaiiyosi · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 156 followers View post →
고구려인
@verstandnis12 · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 95 followers View post →
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@cham_see · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 21 followers View post →
초록괴물(チョゲ)
@chfhrrhlanf30 · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 691 followers View post →
Mai
@DerErlkoenig · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 204 followers View post →
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@sinip_bot · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 12, 2021 · 20 shares · 10,224 followers View post →
Simon Park
@parksimon2010 · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 11, 2021 · 20 shares · 31 followers View post →
Liquid Station
@LiquidStation · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 11, 2021 · 20 shares · 1,036 followers View post →
위래
@N91211 · X

RT @Aerycrow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀…

Feb 11, 2021 · 20 shares · 5,855 followers View post →
Aerycrow
@Aerycrow · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/LKgrKkOm8F 뼈를 잃어버린다고해서 골다공증 얘긴줄 알았는데, 진짜 뼈 갯수가 살면서 줄어든다는 얘기. 해부학 교과서에 나오는 206개는 틀렸단다.  300여개로 태어나서 20대에 215개정도였다가 나이를 먹으면서 190개이하까지도 줄어든다고.

Feb 11, 2021 · 12 likes · 20 shares · 1,970 followers View post →
Cecile Braconnier
@braco001 · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/9g503NmSDD via @YouTube

Feb 9, 2021 · 741 followers View post →
Thomas Anderson
@HUMAT0N · X

Cool! #science #biology #YouTube https://t.co/9Wx2DG6doL

Feb 9, 2021 · 68 followers View post →
Mrs. Robinson CECHS
@MrsRobinsonCHS · X

You know how I tell you I will never ask you how many bones there are in the human body? Here is one of the many reasons why it's not that important. https://t.co/lXjs3le0HG via @YouTube

Feb 9, 2021 · 315 followers View post →
ekokepe
@ekokepe · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/JA8P49mT3l via @YouTube

Feb 9, 2021 · 360 followers View post →
Charles Ikenna
@CharlesIkenna23 · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/o0Y48XLXyd via @YouTube

Feb 9, 2021 · 3,228 followers View post →
The Mad Zymurgist
@mcaesar3141 · X

Well, that's something new to me: The magic number of 206 bones in the human body is bogus, it changes over time. A younger person has far more bones than an older person because many of those bones have fused. You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/01OtWdPPdY via @YouTube

Feb 9, 2021 · 2 likes · 166 followers View post →
Lyric Roy
@LyricRoy · X

We have 206 bones: WRONG! https://t.co/cVIcoy1Ewp 4/n

Feb 9, 2021 · 1 like · 28 followers View post →
Larry Rowe
@oldtimer1968 · X

Bones ... https://t.co/5VdJlaYz6s

Feb 9, 2021 · 4,702 followers View post →
Jun
@ni075 · X

人間の骨の数云々、そもそも206という計算結果は怪しかったのか。 https://t.co/2mUG2ZQE9U

Feb 8, 2021 · 1 like · 5,987 followers View post →
Kim
@Calvero · X

RT @SciShow: You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and const…

Feb 8, 2021 · 6 shares · 1,906 followers View post →
e-csce
@e_csce · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now @ https://t.co/95w4finXp2 https://t.co/ASpAyl6Di5

Feb 8, 2021 · 118 followers View post →
Christina
@humblegirle · X

https://t.co/GH8vUT946s

Feb 8, 2021 · 570 followers View post →
John P. Friel, Ph.D.
@friel · X

RT @SciShow: You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and const…

Feb 8, 2021 · 6 shares · 7,696 followers View post →
William Wallace
@bill14051 · X

RT @SciShow: You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and const…

Feb 8, 2021 · 6 shares · 272 followers View post →
Тэ дрэвэт утвикλэрэн
@TeaDrivenDev · X

RT @SciShow: You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and const…

Feb 8, 2021 · 6 shares · 935 followers View post →
LM
@lm_morvan · X

RT @SciShow: You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and const…

Feb 8, 2021 · 6 shares · 302 followers View post →
SciShow
@SciShow · X

You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and constantly changing, in everyone! https://t.co/RD0qZa3ymA https://t.co/PV7AITm3Hc

Feb 8, 2021 · 28 likes · 6 shares · 115,779 followers View post →
Kitty
@kittybravofan · X

You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/eMlB9EB4nh via @YouTube

Feb 8, 2021 · 722 followers View post →
Johannes Lüke
@JohannesSLueke · X

New video by SciShow: You're Losing Bones Right Now https://t.co/v1HEKMFpX2

Feb 8, 2021 · 83 followers View post →
Anatomía Lio
@anatomialio · X

A esta altura del año, cuando te preguntan; ¿cuantos #huesos tiene el cuerpo? La respuesta sería depende. De esto trata este paper publicado en Clinical Anatomy recientemente https://t.co/DuB9qrGJt0

Jul 8, 2019 · 3 likes · 1,965 followers View post →