Medical vs. Common Bone Names & Skull Bones

1 (eye socket)

orbit

2 (lower jaw)

mandible

3 (forehead)

frontal bone

4 (bridge of nose)

nasal bone

5 (upper jaw)

maxilla

6 (7 neck vertebrae)

cervical

7 (breastbone)

sternum

8 (tip of sternum)

xiphoid process

9 (rib cartilage)

costal cartilage

10 (collarbone)

clavicle

11

ribs

12 (upper arm)

humerus

13 (12 vertebrae through rib cage)

thoracic

14 (5 lower back vertebrae)

lumbar

15 (ridge of hip)

iliac crest

16 (flaring part of pelvis)

ilium

17 (front of pelvis)

pubis

18 (loops of pelvis)

ischium

19 (elbow, forearm, pinky side)

ulna

20 (forearm bone, thumb side)

radius

21 (tailbone)

sacrum

22 (tip of tailbone)

coccyx

23 (wrist)

carpals

24 (hand)

metacarpals

25 (fingers)

phalanges

26 (thigh)

femur

27 (kneecap)

patella

28 (shin)

tibia

29 (skinny, lower leg, outside bone)

fibula

30 (ankles)

tarsals

31 (foot)

metatarsals

32 (toes)

phalanges

1 (upper side plates)

parietal

2 (7 neck vertebrae)

cervical

3 (back plate)

occipital

4 (12 rib cage vert.)

thoracic

5 (5 lower back)

lumbar

6 (shoulder blade)

scapula

7

coccyx

8

ilium

9

sacrum

10

ischium

11

femur

12

fibula

13

tibia

14 (heel)

calcaneus

15

cervical curvature

16

thoracic

17

lumbar

18

sacral

19

coccyx

1

coronal suture

2

shpenoid bone

3

ethmoid bone

4

lacrimal bone

5

zygomatic bone

6

vomer

7

frontal bone

8

parietal bone

9

squamous suture

10

nasal bone

11

concha

12

maxilla

13

mental foramen

14

mandible

1

parietal bone

2

squamous suture

3

occipital bone

4

lambdoid suture

5

temporal bone

8

coronal suture

9

frontal bone

10

sphenoid bone(greater wing)

11

ethmoid bone

12

nasal bone

13

zygomatic bone

14

maxilla

15

mandible

16

sagittal suture

17

styloid process

18

mental foramen

19

lacrimal fossa