List of bones of the human skeleton

A typical adult human skeleton consists of the following 206 bones. In the skull (22): \n*Cranial bones:\n**frontal bone\n**parietal bone (2)\n**temporal bone (2)\n**occipital bone\n**sphenoid bone\n**ethmoid bone\n*Facial bones:\n**mandible\n**maxilla (2)\n**palatine bone (2)\n**zygomatic bone (2)\n**nasal bone (2)\n**lacrimal bone (2)\n**vomer bone\n**inferior nasal conchae (2)\nIn the middle ears (6):\n*malleus (2)\n*incus (2)\n*stapes (2)\nIn the throat (1):\n*hyoid bone\nIn the shoulder girdle (4):\n*scapula or shoulder blade (2) \n*clavicle or collarbone (2)\nIn the thorax (25): \n*sternum\n*ribs (2 x 12)\nIn the vertebral column (24): \n*cervical vertebrae (7) incl. atlas & axis\n*thoracic vertebrae (12)\n*lumbar vertebrae (5)\nIn the arms (6): \n*humerus (2)\n*radius (2)\n*ulna (2)\nIn the hands (54): \n*Wrist (carpal) bones:\n**scaphoid bone (2)\n**lunate bone (2)\n**triquetral bone (2)\n**pisiform bone (2)\n**trapezium (2)\n**trapezoid bone (2)\n**capitate bone (2)\n**hamate bone (2)\n*Palm or metacarpal bones:\n**metacarpal bones (5 × 2)\n*Finger bones or phalanges:\n**proximal phalanges (5 × 2)\n**intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)\n**distal phalanges (5 × 2)\nIn the pelvis (4):\n*coccyx\n*sacrum\n*ossa coxae (hip bones or innominate bones) (2)\nIn the legs (8): \n*femur (2)\n*patella (2)\n*tibia (2)\n*fibula (2)\nIn the feet (52): \n*Ankle (tarsal) bones:\n**calcaneus (heel bone) (2)\n**talus (2)\n**navicular bone (2)\n**medial cuneiform bone (2)\n**intermediate cuneiform bone (2)\n**lateral cuneiform bone (2)\n**cuboid bone (2)\n*Instep bones:\n**metatarsal bone (5 × 2)\n*Toe bones:\n**proximal phalanges (5 × 2)\n**intermediate phalanges (4 × 2)\n**distal phalanges (5 × 2) The infant skeleton has the following bones in addition to those above:\n#sacral vertebrae (4 or 5), which fuse in adults to form the sacrum\n#coccygeal vertebrae (3 to 5), which fuse in adults to form the coccyx\n#ilium, ischium and pubis, which fuse in adults to form the pelvic girdle \n \nCategory:AnatomyCategory:Skeletal system