The entire adult skeleton consists of 200 distinct bones, as follows:
The spine or vertebral column
(sacrum and coccyx included) 26
Cranium 8
Face 14
Os hyoids, sternum and ribs 26
Upper extremities 64
Lower extremities 62
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200
The patellæ are included as separate bones; the smaller sesamoid bones
and the ossicula auditus are not counted. The teeth belong to the
tegumentary system.