Bony skeleton
Last revised by Tariq Walizai
on 5 Jul 2024
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Citation:
Hacking C, Walizai T, Bell D, et al. Bony skeleton. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-41588
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5 Jul 2024,
Tariq Walizai
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Synonyms:
- Skeleton
- Skeletons
The skeleton is the complete set of bones in the human body.
Traditionally there are said to be 206 bones in total which can be divided into:
NB: the total of 206 bones treats the patellae as proper bones and not sesamoids, and ignores all the other sesamoids! (as well as multiple anatomic variants)
References
- 1. Gray's Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2011) ISBN:0443066841. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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