Major bones of the human body

Frontal bone of skull

Forehead bone; protects cranium

Mandible

Lower jaw bone

Clavicle

Collar bone

Scapula

Shoulder blade

Humerus

Upper arm bone

Ulna

Inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little finger.

Radius

Lateral bone of the forearm, attached closest to the thumb

Carpals

Wrist bones

Metacarpals

Bones of the hand

Phalanges (hand)

Finger bones

Femur

Thigh bone

Patella

Kneecap

Tibia

Shin bone

Fibula

The lateral and smaller bone of the lower leg

Phalanges (foot)

Toe bones

Metatarsals

Bones of the foot between ankle and toes

Tarsals

Ankle bones

Calcaneus

Heel bone

Coccyx

Tailbone

Sacrum

Bone formed from five vertebrae fused together near the base of the spinal column.

Ilium

Hip bone

Ribs

The bones in the chest that protects the heart and lungs

Costal cartilage

Connects the ribs to the sternum

Sternum

Breastbone

Xiphoid process

Lower portion of the sternum

Body of sternum

The bony structure that forms the middle portion of the sternum

Manubrium

Upper portion of the sternum

Occipital bone (skill)

A cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the back and lower part of the skull.

Parietal bone (lateral view)

Form most of the superior part of the walls; contains the parietal lobes of the brain

Atlas (c1)

Supports the head; allows a rocking motion in conjunction with the occipital condyles

Axis (c2)

Second cervical vertebrae. Allows the head to shake “no”

Lumbar vertebrae

Lower back

Thoracic vertebrae

Second set of 12 vertebrae; they articulate with the 12 pairs of ribs to form the outward curve of the spine

Cervical vertebrae

The first set of seven bones forming the neck

Acromion of the scapula

That later end of the spine of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle to form the ac joint