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A person fell off a ladder and broke one third of the bones of the appendicular skeleton how many bones would be broken

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42 bones are broken because The appendicular skeleton have 126 bones for a adult human, this is the portion of human skeletons that includes the limbs, the pelvis, and the pectoral girdle — in other words, most things outside of the skull, the spine, and the ribs.

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42. There are 206 bones in the human body. The axial skeleton comprises of 80 bones and the remaining 126 bones make up the appendicular skeleton. These bones are unfused. The appendicular skeleton (or appendages) can be further divided into six major regions.
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