Table Of Bones
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This section is from the book "Lessons on Massage", by Margaret D. Palmer. Also available from Amazon: The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique.
Table Of Bones
Head
Cranium (8) : Face (14) :
Occipital (1). Nasal (2).
Parietal (2). Lachrymal (2).
Temporal (2). Malar (2).
Frontal (1). Superior maxillary (2).
Ethmoid (1). Inferior maxillary (1).
Sphenoid (1). Palate (2).
Inferior turbinated (2)
Vomer (1).
Neck (8)
Cervical vertebrae (7). Hyoid bone (base of tongue).
Trunk.
Thorax (37) :
Dorsal vertebrae (12). Floating (4).
True ribs (14). Sternum (breast-bone).
False (6). Lumbar Region (5) :
Lumbar vertebrae (5).
Pelvis (4)
Innominata (2). Sacrum. Coccyx.
Upper Limb (32): Lower Limb (30):
Clavicle. Femur.
Scapula. Patella.
Humerus. Tibia.
Ulna. Fibula.
Radius. Tarsus, or ankle :
Carpus, or wrist ; Os Calcis.
Scaphoid. Astragalus.
Semilunar. Cuboid.
Cuneiform. Scaphoid.
Pisiform. Internal cuneiform.
Trapezium. Middle cuneiform.
Trapezoid. External cuneiform.
Os magnum. Metatarsal (5).
Unciform. Phalanges (14).
Metacarpal (5).
Phalanges (14).
In the fingers, toes, and soles of the feet there are small bones like peas, called sesamoid bones, from their resemblance to the seed of the sesamum ; they are formed in the substance of tendons ; they prevent friction and increase power. The patella is a large sesamoid bone developed in the tendons of the quadriceps extensor muscles.
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