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    The document lists and describes the various bones that make up the human skeletal system. It details the number and type of bones in the cranium (8), face (14), middle ear (6), throat (1), shoulder girdle (4), thorax (25), vertebral column (24), arms (2), forearms (4), hands (54), pelvis (4), thighs (2), legs (6), and feet (52). In total, the typical adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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    Skeleton

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    The document lists and describes the various bones that make up the human skeletal system. It details the number and type of bones in the cranium (8), face (14), middle ear (6), throat (1), shoulder girdle (4), thorax (25), vertebral column (24), arms (2), forearms (4), hands (54), pelvis (4), thighs (2), legs (6), and feet (52). In total, the typical adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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    The document lists and describes the various bones that make up the human skeletal system. It details the number and type of bones in the cranium (8), face (14), middle ear (6), throat (1), shoulder girdle (4), thorax (25), vertebral column (24), arms (2), forearms (4), hands (54), pelvis (4), thighs (2), legs (6), and feet (52). In total, the typical adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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    Skeleton

    Uploaded by

    Cecilia Castro
    The document lists and describes the various bones that make up the human skeletal system. It details the number and type of bones in the cranium (8), face (14), middle ear (6), throat (1), shoulder girdle (4), thorax (25), vertebral column (24), arms (2), forearms (4), hands (54), pelvis (4), thighs (2), legs (6), and feet (52). In total, the typical adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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    of 6

    Cranial bones (8):

    y y y y y y

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

    Facial bones (14):


    y y y y y y y y

    mandible maxilla (2) palatine bone (2) zygomatic bone (2) nasal bone (2) lacrimal bone (2) vomer inferior nasal conchae (2)

    In the middle ears (6):


    y y y

    malleus (2) incus (2) stapes (2)

    In the throat (1):


    y

    hyoid bone

    In the shoulder girdle (4):


    y y

    scapula or shoulder blade (2) clavicle or collarbone (2)

    In the thorax (25):


    y

    sternum (1)

    Can be considered as three bones; manubrium, body of sternum (gladiolus), and xiphoid process ribs (2 x 12)
    o

    In the vertebral column (24):


    y y y

    cervical vertebrae (7) thoracic vertebrae (12) lumbar vertebrae (5)

    In the arms (2):


    y

    Humerus (2)

    In the forearms (4):


    y y

    radius (2) ulna (2)

    In the hands (54):


    y

    Carpal (wrist) bones: o scaphoid bone (2) o lunate bone (2) o triquetral bone (2) o pisiform bone (2) o trapezium (2) o trapezoid bone (2) o capitate bone (2) o hamate bone (2) Metacarpus (palm) bones: o metacarpal bones (5 2) Digits of the hands (finger bones or phalanges): o proximal phalanges (5 2) o intermediate phalanges (4 2) o distal phalanges (5 2)

    In the pelvis (4):

    y y y

    sacrum coccyx os coxae (innominate bone or hip bone) (2)

    In the thighs (2):


    y

    femur (2)

    In the legs (6):


    y y y

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

    In the feet (52):


    y

    Tarsal (ankle) bones: o calcaneus (heel bone) (2) o talus (2) o navicular bone (2) o medial cuneiform bone (2) o intermediate cuneiform bone (2) o lateral cuneiform bone (2)

    cuboid bone (2)

    Metatarsus bones: o metatarsal bone (5 2) Digits of the feet (toe bones or phalanges): o proximal phalanges (5 2) o intermediate phalanges (4 2) o distal phalanges (5 2)

    A typical human adult skeleton consists of 206 bones.

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