Babies Have Approximately 300 Bones At Birth (3/10)

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That’s 94 more than adults. Where do the extra bones go? They fuse during development. 

A baby’s skeleton is more cartilaginous than an adult’s. Months later, with the help of time and calcium, the bones ossify and strengthen until they form a proper skeleton.

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