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NAHP NRCMA Exam - Topic 5 Question 33 Discussion

Actual exam question for NAHP's NRCMA exam

Question #: 33
Topic #: 5

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The approximate number of bones in the body is:

A90

B100

C206

D450

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Suggested Answer: C

The human adult body typically has 206 bones. These bones provide structure, protect organs, anchor muscles, and store calcium. Infants are born with approximately 270 bones, some of which fuse together during growth to form the 206 bones in an adult skeleton. The other options are incorrect as they do not represent the total bone count in the adult human body.

'How many bones are in the human body?' Medical News Today, https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325003

by Luisa at Mar 04, 2026, 12:57 AM

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Isabelle

15 days ago

Wait, I thought it was 208?

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Vashti

20 days ago

Definitely not 450, that's way too high.

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Izetta

25 days ago

It's actually 206 bones!

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Tresa

1 month ago

I heard it changes as you age, but 206 is the standard.

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Kimbery

1 month ago

206? Are you sure about that?

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Madonna

1 month ago

Wait, I thought it was 208?

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Effie

2 months ago

Definitely not 450, that's way too high.

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Bronwyn

2 months ago

It's actually 206 bones!

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Lettie

2 months ago

I’m pretty confident it’s C) 206, but I could be mixing it up with something else we studied.

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William

2 months ago

I thought there were way more bones when we were babies, but I can't recall the exact number for adults.

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Helga

2 months ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I feel like I saw a question like this in our practice quiz, and it was also around 200 bones.

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Chantay

2 months ago

I think I remember something about the number of bones being around 200, so maybe it's C?

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