List of bones of the human skeleton

In the skull (22):

• Cranial bones:
  • frontal bone[?]
  • parietal bone[?] (2)
  • temporal bone[?] (2)
  • occipital bone[?]
  • sphenoid bone[?]
  • ethmoid bone[?]
• Facial bones:
  • mandible
  • maxilla (2)
  • palatine bone[?] (2)
  • zygomatic bone[?] (2)
  • nasal bone[?] (2)
  • lacrimal bone[?] (2)
  • vomer bone[?]
  • inferior nasal conchae[?] (2)

• malleus (2)
• incus (2)
• stapes (2)

• hyoid bone

• scapula or shoulder blade (2)
• clavicle or collarbone (2)

• sternum[?]
• ribs (2 x 12)

• cervical vertebrae[?] (7) incl. atlas & axis
• thoracic vertebrae[?] (12)
• lumbar vertebrae[?] (5)

• humerus (2)
• radius (2)
• ulna (2)

• Wrist (carpal) bones:
  • scaphoid bone[?] (2)
  • lunate bone[?] (2)
  • triquetral bone[?] (2)
  • pisiform bone[?] (2)
  • trapezium (2)
  • trapezoid bone (2)
  • capitate bone[?] (2)
  • hamate bone[?] (2)
• Palm or metacarpal bones:
  • metacarpal bones[?] (5 x 2)
• Finger bones or phalanges:
  • proximal phalanges[?] (5 x 2)
  • intermediate phalanges[?] (4 x 2)
  • distal phalanges[?] (5 x 2)

• coccyx
• sacrum
• ossa coxae (hip bones or innominate bones) (2)

• femur (2)
• patella[?] (2)
• tibia (2)
• fibula[?] (2)

• Ankle[?] (tarsal) bones:
  • calcaneus[?] (heel bone) (2)
  • talus[?] (2)
  • navicular bone[?] (2)
  • medial cuneiform bone[?] (2)
  • intermediate cuneiform bone[?] (2)
  • lateral cuneiform bone[?] (2)
  • cuboid bone (2)
• Instep bones:
  • metatarsal bone[?] (5 x 2)
• Toe bones:
  • proximal phalanges[?] (5 x 2)
  • intermediate phalanges[?] (4 x 2)
  • distal phalanges[?] (5 x 2)

The infant skeleton has the following bones in addition to those above:

1. sacral vertebrae (4 or 5), which fuse in adults to form the sacrum
2. coccygeal vertebrae[?] (3 to 5), which fuse in adults to form the coccyx
3. ilium[?], ischium[?] and pubis[?], which fuse in adults to form the pelvic girdle