What are the names of all the bones in the human body

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[edit] What are the names of all the bones in the human body?

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There are 206 bones in the adult body. 
Axial Skeletal Bones

Cranial Bones: 
Ethmoid bone 
Frontal Bone 
Occipital bone 
Parietal bones 
Sphenoid bone 
Temporal bones 
Facial Bones: 
Inferior Nasal Conchae 
Lacrimal bones 
Mandible 
Maxillae (Maxilla singular) 
Nasal bones 
Palatine bones 
Vomer 
Zygomatic bones 
Hyoid bone 
Vertebral Column: 
7 Cervical vertebrae 
12 Thoracic 
5 Lumbar 
5 (fused) Sacral 
4 (fused) Coccygeal 
Axial and Appendicular Skeletal Bones

Pectoral Girdle: 
Clavicles 
Scapulae (Scapula singular) 
24 Ribs 
Sternum 
Pelvic Girdle: 
Illium 
Ischium 
Pubis 
(Illium, Ischium, and Pubis are fused together in adults and called the Os Coxae) 
Appendicular Skeletal Bones

In the Arms and Hands: 
Humeri (Humerus singular) 
Radii (Radius singular) 
Ulnae (Ulna singular) 
8 Carpals (Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, and Hamate) in each wrist 
5 Metacarpals in each hand 
14 Phalanges in each hand 
In the Legs and Feet: 
Femurs 
Patellae (Patella singular) 
Tibiae (Tibia singular) 
Fibulae (Fibula singular) 
7 Tarsals (Tarsus singular -- Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular bone, Cuboid bone, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, Cuneiform bones) in each ankle 
5 Metatarsals in each foot 
14 Phalanges (Phalanx singular) in each foot



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