Bones of the Human Body
How many bones does the human body have? There are 206 bones in the human body , divided into:
- bones of the head (skull and face)
- neck bones
- ear bones
- bones of the chest (ribs, vertebrae, sternum)
- bones of the abdomen (lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx)
- bones of the lower limbs (pelvic girdle, thigh, knee, leg and foot)
- and bones of the upper limbs (shoulder girdle, arm, forearm and hand)
Names of the bones of the head
The head is made up of 22 bones , 8 of which are in the skull (frontal, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid) and 14 in the face (2 zygomatic, 2 maxillary, 2 nasal, mandible, 2 palatine, 2 lacrimal, vomer, 2 inferior nasal concha).
Neck bone name
The neck is formed by 1 bone : hyoid.
Names of the bones of the ear
The ear is made up of 6 bones , namely: 2 anvils, 2 hammers and 2 stirrups. It is worth remembering that the smallest bone in the human body is the stirrup, located in the middle ear and measuring 0.25 centimeters.
Names of the bones of the thorax
The thorax is made up of 44 bones, including 24 ribs, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 7 cervical vertebrae and 1 sternum.
Names of the bones of the abdomen
The abdomen is made up of 7 bones , 5 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx.
Names of the bones of the lower limbs
The lower limbs are made up of 62 bones : 2 in the pelvic girdle, 8 in the legs (2 femurs, 2 patellas, 2 tibias, 2 fibulas) and 52 bones in the feet: ankle bones, calcaneus, talus, navicular, medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, cuboid, metatarsals, proximal phalanges, middle phalanges, distal phalanges. The femur, a bone located in the thigh, is the largest bone in the human body.
Names of the bones of the Upper Limbs
The upper limbs are formed by 64 bones , 4 in the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles and 2 shoulder blades), 6 in the arms (2 humeri, 2 ulna, 2 radius) and 54 in the hands: scaphoid, semilunar, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate, metacarpals, proximal phalanx, middle phalanx, distal phalanx.
Human Skeleton
Thus, the set of bones in our body form the human skeleton united by the pelvic and shoulder girdle:
Therefore, the axial skeleton is the central structure composed of the head, neck and trunk, while the appendicular skeleton is formed by the upper and lower limbs.
How many bones does a newborn have?
A newborn has more bones than an adult man, around 300 bones, since some regions of the baby’s head, called fontanelles or “soft spots”, over the years join together to form a single bone.