There are two hundred and forty-six, and they are apportioned to the various parts of the body in the following numbers:—
| Head | 8 |
| Ears | 6 |
| Face | 14 |
| Teeth | 32 |
| Back-bone and its base | 26 |
| Chest, &c. | 26 |
| Arms and Hands | 64 |
| Legs and Feet | 62 |
| Small moveable bones | 8 |
"Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth."—Psalm cxli.
924. Of what substances are the bones composed?
One hundred parts of bone consist of
| Cartilage | 32·17 | parts |
| Blood-vessels | 1·13 | " |
| Carbonate of lime | 11·30 | " |
| Phosphate of lime | 51·04 | " |
| Fluate of lime | 2·00 | " |
| Phosphate of Magnesia | 1·16 | " |
| Soda, chloride of sodium | 1·20 | " |
| ——— | ||
| 100·00 |
925. What are the uses of the bones?
They protect soft and delicate organs; they form a framework to which the organs are attached, and by which they are kept in their places; and they supply a mechanism, by which the motions of the body are produced, in combination with the muscles.