Detailed List of Human Bones

 

The human body has 206 bones. Here's a list of the major bones:

Detailed List of Bones

Skull (Cranium)

1. Frontal bone

2. Parietal bone (2)

3. Occipital bone

4. Temporal bone (2)

5. Sphenoid bone

6. Ethmoid bone

Face

1. Vomer

2. Zygoma (2)

3. Mandible (lower jawbone)

4. Maxilla (2)

5. Lacrimal bone (2)

6. Palatine bone (2)

7. Nasal bone (2)

8. Inferior nasal conchae (2)

Thorax (Ribcage)

1. Sternum (breastbone)

    - Manubrium

    - Body of sternum

    - Xiphoid process

2. Ribs (24)

    - True ribs (12)

    - False ribs (6)

    - Floating ribs (6)

Vertebral Column

1. Cervical vertebrae (7)

    - Atlas (C1)

    - Axis (C2)

    - C3-C7

2. Thoracic vertebrae (12)

    - T1-T12

3. Lumbar vertebrae (5)

    - L1-L5

4. Sacrum (5 fused vertebrae)

5. Coccyx (tailbone)

Upper Limb

1. Scapula (shoulder blade, 2)

2. Humerus (upper arm bone, 2)

3. Radius (forearm bone, 2)

4. Ulna (forearm bone, 2)

5. Carpals (wrist bones, 16)

    - Scaphoid

    - Lunate

    - Triquetrum

    - Pisiform

    - Trapezium

    - Trapezoid

    - Capitate

    - Hamate

6. Metacarpals (hand bones, 10)

7. Phalanges (finger bones, 28)

    - Proximal phalanges

    - Intermediate phalanges

    - Distal phalanges

Pelvis

1. Ilium

2. Ischium

3. Pubis

Lower Limb

1. Femur (thigh bone, 2)

2. Patella (kneecap, 2)

3. Tibia (shin bone, 2)

4. Fibula (outer lower leg bone, 2)

5. Tarsals (ankle bones, 14)

    - Calcaneus

    - Talus

    - Cuboid

    - Navicular

    - Cuneiform bones (3)

6. Metatarsals (foot bones, 10)

7. Phalanges (toe bones, 28)

    - Proximal phalanges

    - Intermediate phalanges

    - Distal phalanges [1]