Talk:Human skeleton

Clavicle
Is the clavicle part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? It's mentioned under 'shoulder girdle' and under 'chest'. I'm confused.

its part of the appendicular skeleton Willing student (talk) 07:45, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Weight of a human skeleton?
There seems to be absolutely no mention of the average weight or weight range of human skeletons, nor the ratio of bone weight to body weight. I'm sure readers would be interested in knowing this. Could someone please add this information? Thanks.

--Profound Anarch (talk) 09:16, 29 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The current mentioned weight in the article of 10-11kg is way too high. The cited source (#2) does not even mention anything about bone weight at all. Article should be amended. 87.208.166.165 (talk) 10:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2022
There Should be 300 Bones in Humans at Birth and not 270 (in the introduction page) 115.96.7.55 (talk) 07:00, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Claims in List of bones of the human skeleton of 300 were remnants of vandalism that I'm addressing now, so don't quote that page. hemantha (brief) 08:36, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2023
For addition to the history section Mishnah Oholot 1:8 There are two hundred and forty-eight limbs in a human body: Thirty in the foot, six for every toe, Ten in the ankle, Two in the shin, Five in the knee, One in the thigh, Three in the hip, Eleven ribs, Thirty in the hand, [that is] six to every finger, Two in the fore-arm, Two in the elbow, One in the upper arm and Four in the shoulder, [For a total of] one hundred and one on the one side [of the body] and one hundred and one on the other. Eighteen vertebrae in the spine, Nine in the head, Eight in the neck, Six in the key of the heart, And five around the genitals. 98.113.233.220 (talk) 00:11, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Actualcpscm (talk) 09:59, 15 March 2023 (UTC)