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How many joints are in the human body?

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A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole. They are constructed to allow for different degrees and types of movement. read more

The average adult human has 206 bones. If that wasn't complicated enough one then gets into difficulty by what is meant by a "joint". For example the skull is made up of a large number of small bony plates that knit together along their edges into a permanently fused structure that we think of as a single unit. read more

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