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There are 206 bones in the human body. To see a labeled skeleton, click the link below this list.

frontal bone
parietal bone (2)
temporal bone (2)
occipital bone
sphenoid bone
ethmoid bone
zygomatic bone (2)
superior maxilla
inferior maxilla
nasal bone (2)
mandible
palatine bone (2)
lacrimal bone (2)
vomer bone
inferior nasal conchae (2)
malleus (2)
incus (2)
stapes (2)
hyoid bone
clavicle or collarbone (2)
scapula or shoulder blade (2)
sternum
ribs (2 x 12)
cervical vertebrae (7) incl. atlas & axis
lumbar vertebrae (5)
thoracic vertebrae (12)
humerus (2)
condyles of humerus
ulna (2)
radius (2)
head of radius
scaphoid bone (2)
navicular bone (2)
lunate bone (2)
triquetral bone (2)
pisiform bone (2)
Trapezium (bone) (2)
trapezoid bone (2)
capitate bone (2)
hamate bone (2)
metacarpal bones (5 × 2)
proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
distal phalanges (5 × 2)
ossa coxae (hip bones or innominate bones) (2)
sacrum
coccyx
head and shaft of femur (2)
greater trochanter of femur
condyles of femur
patella (2)
shaft and tuberosity of tibia (2)
fibula (2)
calcaneus (heel bone) (2)
talus (2)
navicular bone (2)
medial cuneiform bone (2)
intermediate cuneiform bone (2)
lateral cuneiform bone (2)
cuboid bone (2)
metatarsal bone (5 × 2)
proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
distal phalanges (5 × 2)

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The skeletal system consists of 206 bones and their associated tissues, including the cartilage, ligaments, tendons and joints. Its functions are supporting the body and protecting the vital organs. It also serves as anchorage for the action of muscles.

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Maxillary, sphenoid, zygomatic, lacrimal, nasal, parietal, frontal, occipital, ethmoid, temporal

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Bone which is a type of connective tissue that is as strong as steel but as light as aluminium, and specialised cells and protein fibres.

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The skull is composed of two main bone divisions and facial bone?

The cranial and facial bones


The skull is composed of 22 bones. All but one are immovable. name the one bone than can move in your skull?

The joints between bones of the skull are immovable and called sutures.


What is the scientific word for the skull?

The skull is the cranium or brain case.All the bones of the skull (except the mandible) are firmly interlocked along structures called sutures.The cranium is a helmet composed of eight bones including the frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, along with a pair of parietal and temporal bones.


What type of bone is the skull?

The skull is composed of the cranium and the facial bones. They are like all the other bones of the body, except they do not produce blood cells, like long bones and short bones.The cranial bones are flat bones such as the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital bones. The facial bones are considered irregular-shaped bones and consist of; sphenoidal, lacrimal, and a few others.


If you have 206 bones and 22 skull bones what percentage of human bones are skull bones?

The human skeleton has 206 bones and the human skull has 22 bones. The percentage will be: 22/206*100=10.67961165% OR it can be: 30/206*100= 15% (depending on the amount of human skull bones)


What type of bone is a skull?

The skull is composed of the cranium and the facial bones. They are like all the other bones of the body, except they do not produce blood cells, like long bones and short bones.The cranial bones are flat bones such as the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital bones. The facial bones are considered irregular-shaped bones and consist of; sphenoidal, lacrimal, and a few others. I hope this helped


What are the two bones of the skull?

The skull or cranium is also called the brain case. All the bones of the skull (except the mandible) are firmly interlocked along structures called sutures. Cranium or brain case or helmet is composed of eight bones including the frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, along with a pair of parietal and temporal bones. The skull, in an adult, is only one bone made of 8 fused bones. The lower jaw or mandible, is not part of the skull but is part of the face.


What is the name of the bone in the back of your head?

You have several bones in your head that protect your brain. Together they are called the skull or cranium. All the bones of the skull (except the mandible) are firmly interlocked along structures called sutures. Cranium is the brain case or helmet composed of eight bones including the frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, along with a pair of parietal and temporal bones.


What are sustral bones?

Suture bones are found in the skull. They are called skull bones and are connected by sutures.


How many bones are there in a horse skull?

there are 34 bones in a horse skull, not including the auditory bones (ear bones)


The cranium and facial bones compose the what?

The skull contains 22 bones, eight cranium bones and fourteen facial bones. The skull is included in the axial division of the body.


How many bones are in your skull and jaw?

there are 23 bones in your skull and jaw altogether.