List of Human Bones By Body Area
Bone Name | Alternate Name | Area | Count |
---|---|---|---|
calcaneus or heel bone | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
capitate bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
cervical vertebrae | Spine | 7 | |
clavicle | collarbone | Shoulder | 2 |
coccyx or tailbone [1] | Pelvis | 1 | |
cuboid bone | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
distal phalanges | Fingers | 10 | |
Ethmoid bone | Cranial | 1 | |
femur | Legs | 2 | |
fibula | Legs | 2 | |
Frontal bone | Cranial | 1 | |
hamate bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
Humerus | Arms | 2 | |
hyoid bone | Throat | 1 | |
incus | Ears | 2 | |
Inferior Nasal Conchae | Facial | 2 | |
intermediate cuneiform bone | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
intermediate phalanges | Fingers | 8 | |
Lacrimal bone | Facial | 2 | |
lateral cuneiform bone | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
lumbar vertebrae | Spine | 5 | |
lunate bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
malleus | Ears | 2 | |
mandible | Facial | 1 | |
Maxilla 2 | Facial | 2 | |
medial cuneiform bone | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
metacarpal bones | Hands/Wrists | 10 | |
metatarsal bone | Feet/Ankles | 10 | |
Nasal bone | Facial | 2 | |
navicular bone | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
Occipital bone | Cranial | 1 | |
os coxae | or hipbone | Pelvis | 2 |
Palatine bone | Facial | 2 | |
Parietal bone | Cranial | 2 | |
patella | Legs | 2 | |
pisiform bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
proximal phalanges | Fingers | 10 | |
radius | Arms | 2 | |
ribs | thorax | 24 | |
sacrum [1] | Pelvis | 1 | |
scaphoid bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
scapula | shoulder blade | Shoulder | 2 |
Sphenoid bone | Cranial | 1 | |
stapes | Ears | 2 | |
sternum | breastbone | thorax | 1 |
talus | Feet/Ankles | 2 | |
Temporal bone | Cranial | 2 | |
thoracic vertebrae | Spine | 12 | |
tibia | Legs | 2 | |
trapezium | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
trapezoid bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
triquetrum bone | Hands/Wrists | 2 | |
ulna | Arms | 2 | |
Vomer | Facial | 1 | |
Zygomatic bone | Facial | 2 |