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Human Bone Directory

Welcome to the human bone directory.  Here you will find information about every single bone in the human body.  There are approximately 206 bones in the human body.  Below you will find the bones categorized by region of the body.  You can then click on a region name and you will be taken to the bones are located in that area of the body.

Regions - List of Bones of the Human Body

Skull - 22 bones
Middle Ear - 6 bones
Throat - 1 bones
Shoulder Girdle - 4 bones
Thorax - 25 bones
Vertebral Column - 24 bones
Pelvis - 4 bones
Arms - 6 bones
Hands - 54 bones
Legs - 8 bones
Feet - 52 bones


List of 206 Bones of the Human Body Skeletal System

Skull - 22 Bones:
Cranial bones:
  • frontal bone
  • parietal bone - 2 of these
  • temporal bone - 2 of these
  • occipital bone
  • sphenoid bone
  • ethmoid bone
Facial bones:
  • zygomatic bone - 2 of these
  • superior and inferior maxilla
  • nasal bone - 2 of these
  • mandible
  • palatine bone - 2 of these
  • lacrimal bone - 2 of these
  • vomer bone
  • inferior nasal conchae - 2 of these

Middle Ears - 6 Bones:
Throat - 1 Bone
  • hyoid bone

Shoulder  - 4 Bones
  • clavicle or collarbone - 2 of these
  • scapula or shoulder blade - 2 of these

Thorax  - 25 Bones
  • sternum
  • ribs - 12 sets of 2 ribs

Vertebral Column  - 24 Bones
  • cervical vertebrae - 7 of these including the atlas & axis
  • lumbar vertebrae - 5 of these
  • thoracic vertebrae - 12 of these

Arms - 6 Bones
  • humerus - 2 of these
  • ulna - 2 of these
  • radius - 2 of these

Hands - 54 Bones
Carpal bones:
  • scaphoid bone - 2 of these
  • navicular bone - 2 of these
  • lunate bone - 2 of these
  • triquetral bone - 2 of these
  • pisiform bone - 2 of these
  • Trapezium (bone) - 2 of these
  • trapezoid bone - 2 of these
  • capitate bone - 2 of these
  • hamate bone - 2 of these
Palm or metacarpal bones:
  • metacarpal bones - 10 of these
Finger bones or phalanges:
  • proximal phalanges - 10 of these
  • intermediate phalanges - 8 of these
  • distal phalanges - 10 of these

Pelvis - 4 Bones
  • ossa coxae (hip bones or innominate bones) - 2 of these
  • sacrum
  • coccyx

Legs - 8 Bones
  • femur - 2 of these
  • patella - 2 of these
  • tibia - 2 of these
  • fibula - 2 of these

Feet - 52 Bones
Tarsal bones:
  • calcaneus - 2 of these
  • talus - 2 of these
  • navicular bone - 2 of these
  • medial cuneiform bone - 2 of these
  • intermediate cuneiform bone - 2 of these
  • lateral cuneiform bone - 2 of these
  • cuboid bone - 2 of these
Instep bones:
  • metatarsal bone - 10 of these
Toe bones:
  • proximal phalanges - 10 of these
  • intermediate phalanges - 8 of these
  • distal phalanges - 10 of these
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