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List of bones of the human skeleton
The average adult
human skeleton
consists of the following 206
bones
.
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)
In the
middle ears
(6):
malleus
(2)
incus
(2)
stapes
(2)
In the
throat
(1):
hyoid bone
In the
shoulder[?]
girdle (4):
scapula
or shoulder blade (2)
clavicle
or collarbone (2)
In the
thorax[?]
(25)
:
sternum[?]
ribs
(2 x 12)
In the
vertebral
column (24)
:
cervical vertebrae[?]
(7) incl. atlas & axis
thoracic vertebrae[?]
(12)
lumbar vertebrae[?]
(5)
In the
arms
(6)
:
humerus
(2)
radius
(2)
ulna
(2)
In the
hands
(54)
:
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)
In the
pelvis
(4):
coccyx
sacrum
ossa coxae
(hip bones or innominate bones) (2)
In the
legs
(8)
:
femur
(2)
patella[?]
(2)
tibia
(2)
fibula[?]
(2)
In the
feet
(52)
:
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:
sacral vertebrae
(4 or 5), which fuse in adults to form the sacrum
coccygeal vertebrae[?]
(3 to 5), which fuse in adults to form the coccyx
ilium[?]
,
ischium[?]
and
pubis[?]
, which fuse in adults to form the pelvic girdle
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