How Many Bones Does The Backbone Have?

The backbone has a total of 26 bones in all. If you've ever seen a real skeleton or fossil in a museum, you might think that all bones are dead. Although bones in museums are dry, hard, or crumbly, the bones in your body are different. The bones that make up your skeleton are all very much alive, growing and changing all the time like other parts of your body. Almost every bone in your body is made of the same materials. The outer surface of bone is called the periosteum. It is a thin and dense membrane that contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the bone. The next layer is made up of compact bone. This part is smooth and very hard. It's the part you see when you look at a skeleton. Within the compact bone are many layers of cancellous bone, which looks a bit like a sponge. Cancellous bone is not quite as hard as compact bone, but it is still very strong. In many bones, the cancellous bone protects the innermost part of the bone, the bone marrow. Bone marrow is sort of like a thick jelly, and its job is to make blood cells.
Your spine is one part of the skeleton that's easy to check out: Reach around to the centre of your back and you'll feel its bumps under your fingers. The spine lets you twist and bend, and it holds your body upright. It also protects the spinal cord, a large bundle of nerves that sends information from your brain to the rest of your body. The spine is special because it isn't made of one or even two bones: Its bone are called vertebra and each one is shaped like a small ring. Each bone in your back has a different kind of job to do, so all are very important.

26 bones in all.

26 bones

There are 206 bones in the body

26

The spine has 31-33 bones called the vertebrae. When you put them to gather thay are called the vertebrae column

33 small bones