List of bones of the human skeleton
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A typical 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 × 2)
- Finger bones or phalanges:
- proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
- intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
- distal phalanges (5 × 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 × 2)
- Toe bones:
- proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
- intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
- distal phalanges (5 × 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