What are the twenty major bones in the body?

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Ernest Z.
Aug 25, 2016

Here's my list, arranged in order of size.

Explanation:

Leg

1 color(white)(l)"femur (52.0 cm)"
2 color(white)(l)"tibia (43.0 cm)"
3 color(white)(l) "fibula (40.5 cm)"

Leg
(From www.turbosquid.com)

Arm

4color(white)(m)"humerus (36.5 cm)"
11 color(white)(l)"ulna (28.0 cm)"
15 color(white)(l) "radius (26.5 cm)"

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Thoracic cage

5 color(white)(ll)"7th rib (33.5 cm)"
6 color(white)(ll) "8th rib (33.0 cm)"
7 color(white)(ll) "6th rib (33.0 cm)"
8 color(white)(ll) "5th rib (32.0 cm)"
9 color(white)(ll) "4th rib (30.0 cm)"
10 color(white)(l) "9th rib (30.0 cm)"
12 color(white)(l) "3rd rib (27.0 cm)"
13 color(white)(l) "10th rib (27.0 cm)"
14 color(white)(l) "2nd rib (27.0 cm)"
16 color(white)(l) "sternum (17.0 cm)"

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Skull

17 color(white)(l) "frontal bone (16.0 cm)"
20 color(white)(l) "parietal bone (13.8 cm)"

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Pectoral Girdle

18 color(white)(l) "clavicle (14.0 cm)"

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Pelvic Girdle

19 color(white)(l) "hip bone (14.0 cm)"

Hip Bones
(From en.wikipedia.org)

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