Bone vessels and cartilage. In the human body at birth, there are over 270 bones, but many of these fuse together during development, leaving a total of 206 separate bones in the adult, not counting numerous small sesamoid bones. The largest bone in the body is the femur or thigh-bone, and the smallest is the stapes in the middle ear. The Greek word for bone is ὀστέον ("osteon"), hence the many terms that use it as a prefix – such as osteopathy. Bone is not uniformly solid, but consists of a flexible matrix (about 30%) and bound minerals (about 70%) which
The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples 8:30pm on Channel Ten. The last episode before this was a normal half-hour episode at 7:00pm on the same day. Bob Herdsman was crowned the 2009 Biggest Loser, having lost 87.6 kg, or 52.21% of his body weight, winning him the $200,000 grand prize. His results were a record for most kilos and highest body percentage lost in the show's history. He is also the oldest contestant to win the show in any version of "The Biggest Loser". Tiffany finished in second place and won $30,000, Sharif finished in third place and won $20,000, and Sammy finished in fourth place