Human osteology

For medical and dental students PREFACE OSTEOLOGY The science of bones The bone as an organ Composition of the bones Development and growth of bones AXIAL SKELETON (Skeleton axiale) Vertebral column (Columna vertebralis) Sacral bone (os sacrum) Tailbone (os coccygis) Thoracic cavity (thorax) Sternum SKULL (Cranium) Bones of the cerebral skull (Neurocranium) Occipital bone (os occipitale) Sphenoidal bone (os sphenoidale) Temporal bone (os temporale) Parietal bone (os parietale) Frontal bone (os frontale) Ethmoid bone (os ethmoidale) Bones of the facial skull (Viscerocranium) Upper jaw (maxilla) Palatine bone (os palatinum) Inferior nasal concha Vomer Nasal bones Lacrimal bone Zygomatic bone Mandiblе Hyoid bone Skull as a whole Vault of the skull (calvaria) External base of the skull Internal base of the skull Orbit Bony nasal cavity Fossae on the lateral skull surface Age-related features of the skull Skull of the newborn Changes of the skull after birth BONES OF THE LIMBS Bones of the upper limb Scapula Clavicle Humerus Ulna Radius Bones of the hand Carpal bones Metacarpal bones Bones of the fingers (phalanges) Bones of the lower limb Hip bone Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Bones of the foot Tarsal bones Metatarsal bones Bones of the toes (phalanges)