There are 206 different bones. Bones contain mass (density) but do not reach their full mass capacity until a person reaches the age of 30. The longest bone in the body is the femur. The femur is the thigh bone. The smallest bone is inside the ear and is called the stirrup. Each hand has a total of 26 bones. Only the nose and outer ears do not have bones. Rather they have cartilages. A cartilage has more flexibility than does bone but is still quite sturdy. So no one can break a nose bone but rather can they can tear the nose cartilage. The skeleton bones in the body are connected to each... Show more

There are 206 different bones. Bones contain mass (density) but do not reach their full mass capacity until a person reaches the age of 30.

The longest bone in the body is the femur. The femur is the thigh bone. The smallest bone is inside the ear and is called the stirrup.

Each hand has a total of 26 bones. Only the nose and outer ears do not have bones. Rather they have cartilages. A cartilage has more flexibility than does bone but is still quite sturdy. So no one can break a nose bone but rather can they can tear the nose cartilage.

The skeleton bones in the body are connected to each other at joints. Joints can be fixed joints such as the skull, hinged joints such as the fingers and toes, and ball-and-socket joints such as the shoulders and hips.

The skeleton of males and females do differ. In males, the arm bones and leg bones are longer and thicker where in females the pelvic bone is wider, having a larger space through which babies are born.

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