Shruti Smaranika 29th Jan, 2021

Hello aspirant,

The adult human skeleton is made up of 206 bones which includes the bones of the skull, spine, ribs, arms and legs. These bones give your body structure, letting you move in various ways, protects your internal organs and many more.

• Skull – including the jaw bone
• Spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone (coccyx)
• Chest – ribs and breastbone (sternum)
• Arms – shoulder blade (scapula), collar bone (clavicle), humerus, radius and ulna
• Hands – wrist bones (carpals), metacarpals and phalanges
• Pelvis – hip bones
• Legs – thigh bone (femur), kneecap (patella), shin bone (tibia) and fibula
• Feet – tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges.

Hope, this answer helps you.