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Cranial (8)

  • frontal bone (1)
  • parietal bone (2)
  • temporal bone (2)
  • occipital bone
  • sphenoid bone
  • ethmoid bone

Facial bones (14):

  • mandible
  • maxilla (2)
  • palatine bone (2)
  • zygomatic bone (2)
  • nasal bone (2)
  • lacrimal bone (2)
  • 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 or breastbone, comprising the body of sternum (gladiolus), manubrium, and xiphoid process (1)
  • 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 excluding sesamoid bones (54):

  • Carpal (wrist) bones:
    • scaphoid bone (2)
    • lunate bone (2)
    • triquetrum 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):

  • sacrum[1]
  • coccyx or tailbone[1]
  • os coxae or hipbone, comprising the fused ilium, ischium, and pubis (2)

In the thighs (2):

  • femur (2)

In the legs (6):

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

In the feet excluding sesamoid bones (52):

  • Tarsal (ankle) bones:
    • calcaneus or 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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