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title: "Facts about the Skeleton"  
description: "Learn about the skeletal system and some unique trivia you might never have known about the bones, cartilage, and ligaments that make up your skeletal system."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-13  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1558/facts-about-the-skeleton  
category: "science"  
tags: ["Skeleton", "skeleton facts", "science", "facts", "human skeleton"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about the Skeleton

![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/0606a292-f4c0-4207-adf9-78c4b8ce7e64.jpeg) ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/35c74aba-6208-49b0-a0d2-98d3dd82bb44.jpeg) Your skeleton is made of more than 200 bones ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/aa4eeca1-d263-4c95-b5c9-7c12e5cdab2e.jpeg) The body has two types of bone. Cortical bones are primarily the “structure” bones. The second type, trabecular bone, is soft and spongy. ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/27065201-0d12-4228-9332-b7a3f77248a3.jpeg) Bone marrow is a spongy substance that’s found inside large bones like your hips, pelvis, and femur. ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/a726a98f-edce-4df4-9420-69686e1ba48b.jpeg) Adults will end up with only 206 bones, but babies are born with almost 100 more. ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/edce0735-7d9e-40f5-92b6-604798912e0a.jpeg) The stapes, a bone in your inner ear, is the smallest of all your bones. This bone is also sometimes called the stirrup because of its Y shape ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/763b8997-2130-4eaf-a8fd-b73668d39b40.jpeg) The femur, which runs from your hip to your knee, is the longest and largest bone in your body. ![Facts about the Skeleton](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2df0c5a6-bf64-4b88-aded-7a5e3ded61d4/images/0606a292-f4c0-4207-adf9-78c4b8ce7e64.jpeg) Bones are designed to take a beating Yes, bones can break. But they’re designed to stand up to daily wear and tear.

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