Autosomes are non-sex chromosomes, meaning they are non-sex determining chromosomes inside cells. Humans naturally have 46 chromosomes in each body cells; 44 of these are actually autosomes that a person inherits from his/her parents. All persons get 22 autosomes from the mother and the other 22 autosomes will be coming from the father. These autosomes always come in pairs and since everyone has 44 of these autosomes in their cells, it should be noted that there are only 22 types that are obviously numbered from 1 to 22.