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The human body has 206 bones, which can be divided into the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. Some notable bones in the human body include: 

• Lacrimal bone

  A paired facial bone that supports the structures of the lacrimal apparatus, which secretes tears 

• Mandible

  The largest and strongest bone in the facial skeleton, located in the lower jaw 

• Parietal bone

  A bone that forms the sides and roof of the cranium, and is attached to the musculus temporalis, which is used for chewing 

• Sphenoid bone

  One of the eight bones that make up the cranium, named after the Greek word sphenoeides, which means wedge-shaped 

• Vertebra

  A spinal bone, with a cylindrical body in front and a bony ring in the back 

• Ethmoid bone

  A small bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain 

• Hyoid bone

  A bone that lies below the mandible in the front of the neck, and acts as a movable base for the tongue 

• Maxilla

  The largest facial bone, which holds the upper teeth, the roof of the mouth, and the floor and lateral walls of the nasal cavity