Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1919 — There Are 246 Bones and 527 Muscles From Tip to Toes of the Human Body [ARTICLE]

There Are 246 Bones and 527 Muscles From Tip to Toes of the Human Body

Do you know how many bones you have? Probably riot; for we have such little curiosity about ourselves and our composition that we generally know very little beyond what we can see, remarks a Writer in London Answers. You possess 246 bones from tip to toe. They are distributed about you as follows: Your ears have 6 (3) each. Your head has 8. Your face has 14 and your teeth comprise 32. Your backbone, with its base, has 26 bones and so has the area of your expansive chest. Your legs and feet have 62, your arms and hands 64. The grand total is reached by the addition of 8 small movable bones. There are more muscles in your body than bones. They number 527. If you are curious for further knowledge regarding your bones you will be interested to know their composition. They include phosphate of lime, carbonate of lime, phosphate of magnesium fluoride of lime„ chloride of sodium, cartilage an£ blood vessels. The next time you say “feel it in your bones,” you might remember this!