List of bones of the human skeleton
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A typical adult human skeleton consists of the following 206-350 bones depending on age, though this number does vary owing to a variety of anatomical variations; for example, a small portion of the human population have an extra rib, or an extra lumbar vertebra. (Numbers in bold refer to the diagram at right.)
In the skull (8):
In the middle ears (6):
In the throat (1):
In the shoulder girdle (4):
In the thorax (25):
In the vertebral column (26):
In the arms (6):
In the hands (54):
In the pelvis (2):
In the legs (8):
- 18. femur
- 17. hip joint (joint, not bone)
- 22. greater trochanter of femur
- 23. condyles of femur
- 19. patella
- 20. tibia
- 21. fibula
In the feet (52):
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