Question

What are all the $208$ bones of the body?

Answer 1

Our skeletal system is mainly divided into two parts –
$1.$Axial Skeleton: There are $80$ bones in the axial skeleton. The bones of our trunk area are under axial skeleton
$2.$Appendicular Skeleton: There are $126$ bones under this division. It includes the bones of our upper and lower limbs.
So, let’s discuss the names of the bones of our body.

Complete Answer:
$1.$Axial Skeleton: -
a) Skull –
Our skull bones are divided into two parts –
I.Cranial Bones
i. Frontal –$1$
ii. Parietal –$2$
iii. Occipital –$1$
iv. Temporal –$2$
v. Sphenoid –$2$
vi. Ethmoid –$1$
II. Facial bones
i. Maxilla –$2$
ii. Zygomatic –$2$
iii. Mandible –$1$
iv. Nasal –$2$
v. Inferior Nasal Conchae –$2$
vi. Lacrimal –$2$
vii. Palatine - $2$
viii. Vomer –$1$
Sternum –$1$
a) Ribs –$24$
i) Cervical – $7$ Thoracic – $12$ Lumber – $5$ Sacrum – $1$ ($4$ fused) Coccyx – $1$ ($4$ fused)
b) Vertebrae – Hyoid Bone - $1$
c) Auditory ossicles –i) Malleus – $2$ ii) Incus – $2$ iii) Stapes – $2$
$2.$ Appendicular Skeleton: -
a) Upper Limb / Upper extremity –
i) Scapula - $2$
ii) Clavicle - $2$
iv) Humerus - $2$
v) Radius - $2$
vi) Ulna - $2$
vii) Carpals - $16$ $(8 \times 2)$
viii) Metacarpals - $10$ $(5 \times 2)$
ix) Phalanges - $28$ $(14 \times 2)$
b) Lower Limb / Lower Extremity –
i) Innominate Bone / Hip bone - $2$
ii) Femur - $2$
iii) Tibia - $2$
iv) Fibula - $2$
v) Patella - $2$
vi) Tarsals - $14$ $(7 \times 2)$
vii) Metatarsals - $10$ $(5 \times 2)$
viii) Phalanges - $28$ $(14 \times 2)$
These are the names of the total $206$ bones of our body. In most of the places you can find that we have $206$ bones in our body. But sometimes it can be $208$.
There is a bone Called Fabella located in a tendon behind the knees. But the bone was lost due to the evolution of humans. But according to the study that was published in the Journal of Anatomy it’s becoming more common.

So, Fabella is the name of another two bones of the human body.

Note:
The longest and strongest bones of our body are Femurs.
The smallest bones of our body are stapes.
Hyoid bones are the only one that doesn’t form any joint with any other bone of our body.