Can you list all the bones in the human skeleton?

Answer 1

Adults have 206 bones in their bodies. Infants are born with more than 300 bones, but certain bones fuse together as the baby grows. The majority of the 206 bones are in the arms and legs, which total 120. There are 28 bones in the skull.

Answer 2

Bones of the skull:

Cranial bones)

frontal (forehead and eyes)

Parietal (most of the top and side of skull)

Occipital (back and most of the base of the skull)

Temporal (lower sides of skull)

Sphenoid (mid skull)

Ethnois (forms part of nose)

Ear ossicles - malleus, incus and stapes (found in middle ear cavity)

Facial bones

Mandible (lower jaw)

Maxilla (upper jaw, parts of hard palate of mouth, orbits and nasal cavity)

Zygomatic (cheeks)

Nasal (bridge of nose)

Lacrimal (inner part of eye)

Palatine (hard palate of mouth)

Vomer (part of nasal septum)

Inferior nasal concha (side walls of nasal cavity

The Spine

7 Cervical vertebrae (neck)

12 thoracic vertebrae (mid spine/chest area)

5 lumbar vertebrae (lower back)

Sacrum (5 vertebrae fused together)

Coccyx (4 vertebrae fused together)

Thorax (chest)

sternum (breast bone) made from fusion of 3 bones: the manubrium, body and the xiphoid process

12 pairs of ribs:

1-7 are true ribs (attached directly to sternum by cartilage)

8-12 are false ribs (either attach directly to sternum or not at all)

Shoulder

Clavicles (collar bones)

Scapula (shoulder blades)

Arms

Humerus (upper arm)

Ulna (elbow and inner forearm)

Radius (outer forearm)

Hands

carpus (wrist) - a group of 8 small bones called carpals:

Scaphoid

Lunate

triquetral

pisiform

Trapezium

trapezoid

Capitate

Hamate

Metacarpus (palm)

5 small bones called metacarpals not named but numbered 1-5 from thumb to little finger (heads of the metacarpals form the knuckles)

Phalanges (fingers)

Numbered 1-5 starting with the thumb, each finger has 3 phalanges - distal, middle and proximal. The thumb only has two (no middle)

Pelvic Girdle (hips)

Coxal bones (hip bones) consists of 3 fused bones (seperate in children):

ilium

ischium

pubis

Legs

Femur (thigh)

Tibia (shin bone)

Fibula (outer lower leg)

Feet

Tarsus - made up of 7 tarsal bones:

Talus

Calcaneus (heel bone)

Cuboid

Navicular

Medial Cuneiform

Intermediate Cuneiform

Lateral Cuneiform

Metatarsus

Formed of 5 metatarsal bones numbered 1-5 beginning on big toe side of foot\

Phalanges (toes)

14 phalanges of toes (2 in big toe, 3 in other toes)

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Answer 3

Bones of the skull:
Cranial bones)

frontal (forehead and eyes)
Parietal (most of the top and side of skull)
Occipital (back and most of the base of the skull)
Temporal (lower sides of skull)
Sphenoid (mid skull)
Ethmoid(forms part of nose)
Ear ossicles - malleus, incus and stapes (found in middle ear cavity)

Facial bones
Mandible (lower jaw)
Maxilla (upper jaw, parts of hard palate of mouth, orbits and nasal cavity)
Zygomatic (cheeks)
Nasal (bridge of nose)
Lacrimal (inner part of eye)
Palatine (hard palate of mouth)
Vomer (part of nasal septum)
Inferior nasal concha (side walls of nasal cavity

The Spine
7 Cervical vertebrae (neck)
12 thoracic vertebrae (mid spine/chest area)
5 lumbar vertebrae (lower back)
Sacrum (5 vertebrae fused together)
Coccyx (4 vertebrae fused together)

Thorax (chest)
sternum (breast bone) made from fusion of 3 bones: the manubrium, body and the xiphoid process
12 pairs of ribs:
1-7 are true ribs (attached directly to sternum by cartilage)
8-12 are false ribs (either attach directly to sternum or not at all)

Shoulder
Clavicles (collar bones)
Scapula (shoulder blades)

Arms
Humerus (upper arm)
Ulna (elbow and inner forearm)
Radius (outer forearm)

Hands
carpus (wrist) - a group of 8 small bones called carpals:
Scaphoid
Lunate
triquetral
pisiform
Trapezium
trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate

Metacarpus (palm)
5 small bones called metacarpals not named but numbered 1-5 from thumb to little finger (heads of the metacarpals form the knuckles)

Phalanges (fingers)
Numbered 1-5 starting with the thumb, each finger has 3 phalanges - distal, middle and proximal. The thumb only has two (no middle)

Pelvic Girdle (hips)
Coxal bones (hip bones) consists of 3 fused bones (seperate in children):
ilium
ischium
pubis

Legs
Femur (thigh)
Tibia (shin bone)
Fibula (outer lower leg)

Feet
Tarsus - made up of 7 tarsal bones:
Talus
Calcaneus (heel bone)
Cuboid
Navicular
Medial Cuneiform
Intermediate Cuneiform
Lateral Cuneiform

Metatarsus
Formed of 5 metatarsal bones numbered 1-5 beginning on big toe side of foot\

Phalanges (toes)
14 phalanges of toes (2 in big toe, 3 in other toes)

Answer 4

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 or 27):

• sternum
  • Can be considered as three bones; manubrium, body of sternum (gladiolus) and xiphoid process
• ribs (2 x 12)

In the vertebral column (24):

• cervical vertebrae (7)
• thoracic vertebrae (12)
• lumbar vertebrae (5)

In the arms (2):

• humerus (2)

In the forearms (4):

• radius (2)
• ulna (2)

In the hands (54):

• Carpal (wrist) bones:
  • scaphoid bone (2)
  • lunate bone (2)
  • triquetral bone (2)
  • pisiform bone (2)
  • trapezium (2)
  • trapezoid bone (2)
  • capitate bone (2)
  • hamate bone (2)
• Metacarpus (palm) bones:
  • metacarpal bones (5 × 2)
• Digits of the hands (finger bones or phalanges):
  • proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
  • intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
  • distal phalanges (5 × 2)

In the pelvis (4):

• coccyx
• sacrum
• hip bone (innominate bone or coxal bone) (2)

In the thighs (2):

• femur (2)

In the legs (6):

• patella (2)
• tibia (2)
• fibula (2)

In the feet (52):

• Tarsal (ankle) 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)
• Metatarsus bones:
  • metatarsal bone (5 × 2)
• Digits of the feet (toe bones or phalanges):
  • proximal phalanges (5 × 2)
  • intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)
  • distal phalanges (5 × 2)

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