There are different types of bones in a human skeleton, such as frontal, parietal, occipital, clavicle, and several others which make up the human body.
Different bones feature in the arms, feet, hip, cervical, femur, skeletal, vertebral column, and nasal regions as they have specific functions. For instance, irregular bones of the vertebral column offer protection to the spinal cord.
Mental Foramen:It is on the anterior surface of the mandible and is one of the two openings (foramina) located here. The foramen is part of the mandibular canal.
The Base Of Mandible:It is the lower part of the mandible that has the lower jaw and lower teeth.
Foot:The feet have 52 bones in total, with 26 in each foot. This terminal portion has a limb and carries weight, and enables locomotion.
Incus: It is also called an 'anvil' and receives vibrations from the malleus, transmitted to stapes.
Inferior Nasal Concha:It runs along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and is part of facial bones.
Capitate Bone: Commonly called wrist, capitate bone is the largest of carpal bones, situated in the center of the carpal bone region.
Middle Ears:These have six bones or ossicles in total, with three on each side
Parietal Bones:Parietal has a Latin origin meaning 'wall.' These form the sides and roof of the cranium. There are two parietal bones in the head; parietal bones are flat bones in the skull.
Malleus:The word 'malleus' in Latin means 'hammer.' It is a hammer-shaped ossicle attached to the eardrum.
Sigmoid Notch Or Mandibular Notch: With a smooth lateral surface, these notches on either side are concave.
Femur: It is a proximal bone of the hindlimb; femur bones are also called thigh bones. These are the longest bones in the human skeleton.
Coronoid Process: The Greek word 'coronoid' means 'like a crow.' The coronoid process is the triangular projected part with a convex anterior border.
Cranial Bones:These comprise the eight bones of the skull.
Pisiform Bone:The small knobbly bone forming the ulnar border of the carpal tunnel.
Mental Tubercle:The raised end of the mental protuberance is also called the genial tubercle.
Trapezoid Bone: Present in all tetrapods, it is the smallest of carpal bones in the body that has a wedge-shaped form.
Mandibular Foramen:A bony canal within the mandible holds a branch of the trigeminal nerve, maxillary artery, and alveolar vein.
Tarsus/Tarsals:This cluster consists of seven bones in each foot. Midfoot and hindfoot join for tarsus.
Cuboid Bone: The cuboid bone is one of the different types of tarsal bones in the foot.
Navicular Bone:It is a small bone that most mammals have in their feet.
Lunate Bone:It is marked by a crescentic outline and concavity and is located in the center of carpal bones in the frontal row.
Metatarsals Or Metatarsus:These are located between tarsal bones and phalanges of toes—this group of five long bones in the foot lack individual names.
Oblique Line:It is a faint line that extends from the mental tubercle to the ramus.
Ethmoid Bone: Like sphenoid bone, this is often regarded as a facial bone and is the one that separates the nasal cavity from the brain.
Nasal Bones:These are made up of two oblong bones of varying lengths and sizes for different individuals.
Stapes: It is also called 'stirrup,' it transmits sound vibrations to the inner ear and is the smallest and lightest bone present in the human body.
Sphenoid Bone: Though a skull bone, it is often regarded as a facial bone. It has a shape resembling a butterfly and is situated in the middle of the skull.
Humerus: The humerus is the long bone in the arm, extending from shoulder to elbow. This consists of three sections.
Metacarpals: These are between phalanges and carpal bones that are 10 in all (five in each hand).
Maxillae Or Maxilla:It is the fixed upper bone of the jaw.
Fibula:It is located on the lateral side of the Tibia. The fibula is also called a calf bone. The fibula is also the most slender of all log bones in the human body.
Ulna:The long bone extends from the forearm to the smallest finger.
Triquetral Bone: Between the lunate and pisiform is the triquetral bone located on the ulnar side of the hand. The bone is connected to pisiform, hamate, and lunate.
Patella:It is also called a kneecap. Patella is a rounded triangular but flat bone. Tetrapods like mice, birds, cats, and dogs have patella.
Mandible: The lower jaw is the strongest, largest, and lowest of all the skull bones.
Palatine Bones:They are irregular bones in the facial skeleton that constitute the hard palate and maxillae.
Cuneiform Bone: Cuneiform, meaning 'wedge-shaped,' comprises three bones in the human foot, medial cuneiform bone, intermediate cuneiform bone, and lateral cuneiform bone.
Calcaneus:It is a bone of tarsals in the foot called the heel bone.
Alveolar Parts (Crest): These are cervical rims in the alveolar bone uniform in height.
Frontal Bone:The bony part in the human forehead consists of the squamous part and the oral cavity.
Tibia:It is located below the knee. Tibia is also called 'shin bone' or 'shan bone.' These bones are frontal and large. They are very long and connect the knee with ankle bones.
Facial Bones:These are 15 bones under the head of the skull bones.
Ramis:It is the arm or branch of jawbones connected to the skull from either side.
Trapezium: Between the first metacarpal bone and scaphoid is the trapezium to the radial side of the carpus.
Phalanges Of The Hand: As in the legs, these are the digital bones in the body that comprise proximal phalanges, intermediate phalanges, and distal phalanges.
Jaw Angle:It is also called the gonial angle; it is a 2D angle formed by the ramus of the mandible. The mean angle is 128 degrees in males, and it is 12 degrees for females.
Temporal Bones: Form the base and wall of the skull.
Carpals:The word has Latin and Greek origins meaning 'wrist.' These are the eight small bones that join to form the wrist in the body.
Hamate Bone: A wedge-shaped bone in the wrist, it is the one seen projecting from the surface.
Pterygoid Fossa: It is located in the mandible and appears concave. It is a fat-filled, small, and clinically inaccessible space that lies at the crossroad of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, masticator space, nasopharynx, orbit, and middle cranial fossa.
Scaphoid Bone: One of the eight small bones, this is the largest of wrist bones in the proximal row. It is on the thumb side of the wrist, between hand and forearm.
Pectoral Girdles Or Shoulder Girdles:These are located in the appendicular skeleton and are connected to arms on both sides. This girdle consists of scapula and clavicles.
Radius:It is the long bone of the forearm, like the ulna. The radius runs parallel to the ulna from the lateral side of the elbow to reach the thumb side of the wrist.
Occipital Bone: Itis the main bone of the occiput. The Occipital is trapezoidal and curved like a bowl. The occipital bone is a flat bone in the skull.
Talus: This is also called astragalus or ankle bone and is among the group of foot bones or tarsus.
Interalveolar Septa:It is the alveolar wall located between dental alveoli. These ridges are thin plates of bone.
