List of bones of the human skeleton
A typical adult human skeleton consists of the following 206 bones. Some people have slightly more or fewer. Some bones are called "proximal" meaning nearer the torso, some as "intermediate" and some as "distal" meaning farther.
In the skull (22):
Cranial bones:
frontal bones
Parietal bone (2)
temporal bones (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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