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Sentence #1511996

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riotlake riotlake April 1, 2012 April 1, 2012 at 1:15:02 PM UTC link Permalink

*The human skull ...

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 2:31:46 PM UTC link Permalink

According to the renowned anatomy textbook of Henry Gray, the skull consists not of 23, but of 22 bones: http://www.bartleby.com/107/30.html. I would suggest changing the sentence.

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 2:59:19 PM UTC link Permalink

Os hyoideum (hyoid bone, lingual bone) is not a bone anymore? :-)

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 3:08:33 PM UTC link Permalink

I see. So that is the bone that makes for a total number of 23? Maybe it is not counted because it is connected to the rest of the skeleton only by ligaments.

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 3:17:30 PM UTC link Permalink

> So that is the bone that makes for a total number of 23?

I guess so. Though I'm not a real doctor. :-)

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 3:48:09 PM UTC link Permalink

I think I got it sorted out now. The number in Gray’s Anatomy does not include the hyoid bone nor the six ossicles, since these are not directly connected to the skull. If we count the hyoid bone, we should also count the ossicles, which makes me want to renew my suggestion, unless someone can quote another textbook that says the skull consists of 23 bones. What do you think? ☺

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 4:03:17 PM UTC link Permalink

One more remark: I have learnt that the frontal bone is sometimes considered to be paired, even though it becomes fused into one bone as a human reaches adulthood. That would make for a total number of 30 bones. ☺

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 4:12:26 PM UTC link Permalink

Bones, bones, bones — count them all. :)
But content matters too. :D

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 4:30:37 PM UTC link Permalink

Most of the Russian anatomy atlases I saw (for example, http://anatomiya-atlas.ru/?page_id=111) state there are 23 bones in the human skull. The hyoid bone is considered among those bones since it's close in its evolution to the facial bones. That's all I know. :-)

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 4:47:26 PM UTC link Permalink

Actually, we all know that the scull is a bone itself. :-)

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 4:55:12 PM UTC link Permalink

@Dmitry: Thanks. So that's where the 23 comes from. I think I'll adopt the German sentence then and add a remark.

@CK: I tried that. The number 22 has the most hits, but that may be because of the language. If it's widespread tradition in Russia to include the hyoid bone in the count, I can accept that sentence. ☺

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 at 5:00:42 PM UTC link Permalink

In Russian
"череп человека * 22 костей" ("human skull * 22 bones") ~ 34,600 results
"череп человека * 23 костей" ("human skull * 23 bones") ~ 36,400 results
Conclusion: nobody knows how many bones in the human scull for sure. :-)

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1511995Череп человека состоит из двадцати трёх костей..

Human skull consists of 23 bones.

added by corvard, April 1, 2012

The human skull consists of 23 bones.

edited by corvard, April 1, 2012

linked by Balamax, October 2, 2013