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
Bone in the Throat Bone in the Throat Bone in the Throat is 2015 a British-American crime drama film, co-written and directed by Graham Henman, starring Ed Westwick, Tom Wilkinson, Andy Nyman, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Graves, and John Hannah. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14, 2015. "Bone in the Throat" is a gritty, fast-paced story about a young, ambitious chef who is mixed up with the East End London mob. While showing off his culinary skills, he finds himself trapped as a witness to a murder in his own kitchen. In May 2012, it was reported that