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)"#

www2.aofoundation.org

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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