Sports Study Music Kids Site and Search Games Movies Fun Kids

List of Bones in the Human Body


Bones in the Head:

Cranial bones (8):
frontal, parietal (2), temporal (2), occipital, sphenoid. ethmoid

Facial bones (14):
mandible, maxilla (2), palatine (2), zygomatic (2), nasal (2), lacrimal (2), vomer, inferior nasal conchae (2)

Ear bones (6):
malleus (2), incus (2), stapes (2)

Throat bones (1):
hyoid

Bones below the head:

Shoulder bones(4):
shoulder blade (2), collarbone (2) (also called the clavicle)

Thorax bones (25):
sternum (1), ribs (2 x 12)

Vertebral column bones (24)
cervical vertebrae (7), thoracic vertebrae (12), lumbar vertebrae (5)

Bones in the Arms:

Upper Arm bones (2):
humerus (2)

Forearm bones (4):
radius (2), ulna (2)

Hand Bones (54):

Wrist bones:
scaphoid (2), lunate (2), triquetral (2), pisiform (2), trapezium (2), trapezoid (2), capitate bone (2), hamate (2)

Palm bones:
metacarpals (5 × 2)

Finger bones:
proximal phalanges (5 × 2), intermediate phalanges (4 × 2), distal phalanges (5 × 2)

Pelvis bones (4):
sacrum, coccyx, hip bone (2)

Leg bones (6):

femur or thigh bone (2), patella (2), tibia (2), fibula (2)

Feet bones (52):

Ankle bones:
calcaneus (heel bone) (2), talus (2), navicular (2), medial cuneiform (2), intermediate cuneiform (2), lateral cuneiform (2), cuboid (2), metatarsal bone (5 × 2)

Toe bones:
proximal phalanges (5 × 2), intermediate phalanges (4 × 2), distal phalanges (5 × 2)




Science of bones for kids

More on the Human Body:
Brain
Nervous System
Digestive System
Sight and the Eye
Hearing and the Ear
Smelling and Tasting
Skin
Muscles
Breathing
Blood and Heart
Bones
List of Human Bones

Back to Kids Science Page

Back to Kids Study Page

Back to Ducksters Kids Home Page

Kid's Poll

Which of these cities would you most like to visit on vacation?
New York City
Paris
London
Tokyo
Rome




Vote on more Kids Polls!


Joke of the Day

Q: Knock, knock----Who's There?----Ashe----Ashe who?

A: Bless you!


Today In History

Who was born on this day:
1952 Mr. T (Actor)
1981 Josh Hamilton (Baseball player)

What happened today in history:
1881 The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
1927 Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.