Complete Human Skeleton

The adult human skeleton contains 206 bones divided into the Axial and Appendicualr skeletons. The complete list of bones in the human body is as follows:

Axial Skeleton Bones (80 bones total)

  • Head (28 bones total)
    • Cranial bones (8 bones total)
      • Ethmoid bone (1 bone)
      • Frontal bone (1 bone)
      • Occipital bone (1 bone)
      • Pareital bone (2 bones)
      • Sphenoid bone (1 bone)
      • Temporal bones (2 bones)
    • Facial bones (14 bones total)
      • Inferior Nasal Concha (2 bones)
      • Lacrimal bone (2 bones)
      • Mandbile (1 bone)
      • Maxillae (2 bones)
      • Nasal bones (2 bones)
      • Palatine bone (2 bones)
      • Vomer (1 bone)
      • Zygomatic bone (2 bones)
    • Middle Ear bones (6 bones total)
      • Incus (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
      • Malleous (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
      • Stapes (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
  • Spine (26 bones total)
    • Cervical Vertebrae (7 bones)
    • Thoracic Vertebrae (12 bones)
    • Lumbar Vertebrae (5 bones)
    • Sacral Vertebrae (5 bones fused into 1 bone)
    • Coccygeal Vertebrae (4 bones fused into 1 bone)
  • Chest (26 bones total)
    • Hyoid bone (1 bone)
    • Sternum (1 bone)
    • Ribs (24 bones, 12 pairs)

Appendicular Skeleton Bones (126 bones)

  • Arm (64 bones total)
    • Upper Arm Bones (6 bones total)
      • Shoulder Girdle (4 bones total)
        • Clavicle (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
        • Scapula (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
    • Lower Arm Bones (4 bones total)
      • Radius (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
      • Ulna (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
    • Hand (54 bones total)
      • Carpal (Wrist) bones (12 bones total)
        • Capitate bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Hamate bone (2 bones,1 on each side)
        • Lunate bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Pisiform bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Scaphoid bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Triquetral bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
      • Metacarpals (10 bones total, 5 on each side)
      • Phalanges of the hand (28 bones total)
        • Proximal Phalanges (10 bones, 5 on each side)
        • Intermediate Phalanges (8 bones, 4 on each side)
        • Distal Phalanges (10 bones, 5 on each side)
  • Pelvic Bones (2 bones total, 1 on each side)
    • Made of up of three fused regions called the Illium, Ischium and Pubis
  • Leg Bones (60 bones total)
    • Upper Leg Bones (2 bones total)
      • Femur (2 bones, 1 on each side)
    • Knee Bones (2 bones total)
      • Patalla (2 bones, 1 on each side)
    • Lower Leg bones (4 Bones total)
      • Fibula (2 bones, 1 on each side)
      • Tibia (2 bones, 1 on each side)
    • Foot bones (52 bones total)
      • Tarsal bones (14 bones total)
        • Calcaneous (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Cuboid bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Intermediate Cuneiform bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Lateral Cuneiform bone (2 bones 1 on each side)
        • Medial Cuneiform bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Navicular bone (2 bones, 1 on each side)
        • Talus (2 bones, 1 on each side)
      • Metatarsal bones (10 bones total, 5 on each side)
      • Phalanges of the foot (28 bones total)
        • Proximal Phalanges (10 bones, 5 on each side)
        • Intermediate Phalanges (8 bones, 4 on each side)
        • Distal Phalanges (10 bones, 4 on each side)