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Body Atlas, Bone Reference

Bones

Full skeletal reference, surface landmarks, articulations, ossification, fracture patterns, and clinical significance.

411 bones

411 bones

Bone Accessory Carpal Bones ossa accessoria carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist has up to 20 described accessory ossification centres that may persist as separate bones… Bone Accessory Navicular Bone os naviculare accessorium Foot & Ankle The accessory navicular (os tibiale externum) is the most common accessory ossicle in the foot, present… Bone Accessory Ossicles of the Wrist ossa accessoria carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist has numerous described accessory ossicles, the most clinically significant being the os centrale (between… Bone Acetabulum acetabulum ossis coxae Pelvis & Hip The acetabulum is the hemispherical socket of the hip bone formed by the fusion of the… Bone Acromion Process processus acromialis scapulae Shoulder The acromion is the flat bony projection of the scapular spine that forms the roof of… Bone Adductor Tubercle tuberculum adductorium femoris Thigh The adductor tubercle is a small bony prominence on the superomedial aspect of the medial femoral… Bone Anatomical Neck of the Humerus collum anatomicum humeri Shoulder The anatomical neck of the humerus is the constriction at the articular margin of the humeral… Bone Anterior Arch of the Atlas arcus anterior atlantis Neck The anterior arch of the atlas is the shorter anterior bar of the ring-shaped C1 vertebra,… Bone Anterior Border of the Radius margo anterior radii Forearm The anterior border of the radius (anterior oblique line) extends from the radial tuberosity to the… Bone Anterior Clinoid Process processus clinoideus anterior Head & Skull The anterior clinoid process is the medial end of the lesser wing of the sphenoid, projecting… Bone Anterior Cranial Fossa fossa cranii anterior Head & Skull The anterior cranial fossa is the most anterior and most superior of the three cranial fossae,… Bone Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine spina iliaca anterior inferior Pelvis & Hip The anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) is the bony projection of the iliac wing immediately below… Bone Anterior Nasal Spine spina nasalis anterior Head & Skull The anterior nasal spine (ANS) is a sharp bony projection at the anterior and inferior aspect… Bone Anterior Process of the Calcaneus processus anterior calcanei Foot & Ankle The anterior process of the calcaneus is the elongated anterior projection of the calcaneus that articulates… Bone Anterior Superior Iliac Spine spina iliaca anterior superior Pelvis & Hip The anterior superior iliac spine is the anterior projection of the iliac crest, serving as the… Bone Anterior Tibial Surface facies anterior tibiae Lower Leg The anterior surface of the tibial shaft is smooth, subcutaneous throughout, and provides origin for tibialis… Bone Articular Eminence of the Temporal Bone tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis Head & Skull The articular eminence (condylar tubercle) is a transverse convex ridge at the anterior boundary of the… Bone Articular Fossa of the Temporal Bone fossa mandibularis Head & Skull The mandibular (glenoid) fossa is the concave articular surface on the inferior aspect of the temporal… Bone Arytenoid Cartilages cartilagines arytenoideae Neck The arytenoid cartilages are paired pyramid-shaped cartilages sitting on the superior posterior surface of the cricoid… Bone Asterion asterion Head & Skull The asterion is the junction point on the posterior lateral skull where the lambdoid suture (between… Bone Atlas (C1) atlas Neck The atlas is the first cervical vertebra, a ring-shaped bone with no vertebral body that supports… Bone Atlas Lateral Mass massa lateralis atlantis Neck The lateral masses of the atlas (C1) are its thickest and most solid portions, bearing the… Bone Atlas Posterior Tubercle tuberculum posterius atlantis Neck The posterior tubercle of the atlas is the midline bony prominence on the posterior arch of… Bone Atlas Transverse Process processus transversus atlantis Neck The transverse processes of the atlas are the largest in the cervical spine, projecting further laterally…