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CHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE “RULE OF EIGHT” AND THE HUMAN SKELETON.

The human skeleton is configured according to The Rule of Octaves, so that its elements tend to be grouped in multiples of EIGHT.

The following information is taken from Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition 19, Published by F.A Davis Company, Philadelphia, 2001, page 2142 and pages 1986 to 1987.

The human skeleton is composed of the following:-

Axial bones = 80 bones (8 x 10)

Upper extremities = 64 bones (8 x 8 = 64)

Vertebrae:- Cervical 7 and Thoracic 12 and Lumbar 5 – Total = 24 (3 x 8 = 24) (Note:- This does not count the sacrum and coccyx, which are not really true vertebrae.)

Ribs = 24 bones. (3 x 8 = 24)

Wrists = 16 bones (2 x 8 = 16)

Teeth:- There are 32 permanent teeth. (4 x 8 = 32)

Cranial bones – There are eight.

Ankles 14 bones, but 2 patellae have migrated to the knee joint. This makes 16 bones in all. (2 x 8 = 16)

Legs:- 2 Femurs, and 2 Tibias, and 2 Fibulas, and 2 Patellae = 8 in all.

Phalanx bones (Phalanges) of hands and feet 28 + 28 = 56 (7 x 8 = 56)

The head has the following non-floating bones (The Hyoid Bone is the only “floating bone” in the human body.):- 8 cranial, and 14 facial, and 6 auditory ossicles, and 20 primary teeth, and 32 permanent teeth. Total = 80 bones (10 x 8 = 80).

You can verify the above information by perusing the scans below, taken from Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition 19, Published by F.A Davis Company, Philadelphia, 2001, page 2142 and pages 1986 to 1987.

The following is from a Google search:-

What is the hyoid bone and what does it do?

Your hyoid bone is in the front of your neck. It supports your tongue and plays a key role in speaking and swallowing. Connected to nearby structures via ligaments, muscles and cartilage, your hyoid bone is the only “floating” bone in your body.

 Furthermore, we lose 64 bones during our lives, or rather they fuse. (8 x 8 = 64). This information was gleaned from The Spectator, 17th August, 2019, page 30 (Book review entitled All Skin and Bones, by Kate Womersley – being a review of two books – The Secret Life of Bones, by Brian Switek, Pub. Duckworth, 2019, and The Remarkable Life of The Skin, by Monte Lyman, Bantam Books, 2019.

Also, there are 24 appendages to the human body. 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 arms, 2 legs. (3 x 8 = 24).