The human skeleton is made up of 206 bones, which can be categorized into the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton. Here's a list of the major bones in the human body:
Most important in body and main topic for all classes
### Axial Skeleton (80 bones):
1. **Skull (Cranium and Face)**
- Cranium (8 bones):
- Frontal bone
- Parietal bones (2)
- Temporal bones (2)
- Occipital bone
- Sphenoid bone
- Ethmoid bone
- Facial bones (14 bones):
- Nasal bones (2)
- Maxilla (2)
- Zygomatic bones (2)
- Palatine bones (2)
- Lacrimal bones (2)
- Inferior nasal conchae (2)
- Vomer
- Mandible
2. **Auditory Ossicles (6 bones)**
- Malleus (2)
- Incus (2)
- Stapes (2)
3. **Hyoid Bone** (1 bone)
4. **Vertebral Column (Spine)** (26 bones)
- Cervical vertebrae (7)
- Thoracic vertebrae (12)
- Lumbar vertebrae (5)
- Sacrum (1, composed of 5 fused vertebrae)
- Coccyx (1, composed of 4 fused vertebrae)
5. **Thoracic Cage (Rib Cage)**
- Sternum (1)
- Ribs (24)
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### Appendicular Skeleton (126 bones):
1. **Shoulder Girdle (Pectoral Girdle)**
- Clavicles (2)
- Scapulae (2)
2. **Upper Limbs (Arms)**
- Humerus (2)
- Radius (2)
- Ulna (2)
- Carpals (16, 8 in each wrist)
- Metacarpals (10, 5 in each hand)
- Phalanges (28, 14 in each hand)
3. **Pelvic Girdle**
- Hip bones (2, also known as coxal bones or os coxae, each composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis)
4. **Lower Limbs (Legs)**
- Femurs (2)
- Patellae (2)
- Tibiae (2)
- Fibulae (2)
- Tarsals (14, 7 in each ankle)
- Metatarsals (10, 5 in each foot)
- Phalanges (28, 14 in each foot)
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This list provides the names of the bones, grouped by their locations and functions within the body.
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