Major Bones Of The Skeleton

Front 1

Cranium

Back 1

Skull

Front 2

Hyoid

Back 2

Located in the neck between the lower jaw and the larynx.

Front 3

Clavicle

Back 3

Collarbone

Front 4

Vertebral column

Back 4

Spinal column (back bone)

Front 5

Sacrum

Back 5

Part of the pelvis (consists of 5 vertebrae's fused together)

Front 6

Coccyx

Back 6

A small, rudimentary tailbone composed of four fused vertebrae, which is attached to the end of sacrum.

Front 7

Thoracic cage

Back 7

Composed of twelve pairs of ribs, and also includes the sternum (breast bone).

Front 8

Pectoral girdle

Back 8

Formed by scapula (shoulder blade) and a clavicle (collarbone). It connects the bones of the upper limbs to the axial skeleton.

Front 9

Scapula

Back 9

shoulder blade

Front 10

Humerus

Back 10

arm bone

Front 11

Radius

Back 11

forearm bone

Front 12

Ulna

Back 12

hand

Front 13

Carpals

Back 13

wrist bones (8)

Front 14

Metacarpal

Back 14

Palm bones (5)

Front 15

Phalanges

Back 15

finger bones (14)

Front 16

Pelvic girdle

Back 16

Formed by two hip bones attached to each other anteriorly and to the sacrum posteriorly.

Front 17

Pelvis

Back 17

Consists of the lower limbs connected to the axial skeleton and, with the sacrum and coccyx, form the pelvis.

Front 18

femur

Back 18

thigh bone

Front 19

Tibia

Back 19

Large leg bone (front)

Front 20

Fibula

Back 20

Slender leg bone (posterior to the tibia)

Front 21

Patella

Back 21

knee joint

Front 22

Tarsals

Back 22

ankel bones (7)

Front 23

metatarsals

Back 23

instep bones (5)

Front 24

Phalanges - feet

Back 24

toes (14)