a – bones

bones

atlas – the highest vertebra that supports the skull

cartilage – a protective covering on the surface of bones

clavicle – one of the most commonly fractured bones of the body

coccyx – ‘tailbone’

human ankles – 7 tarsal bones

human foot – 26 bones

human skeleton –  an adult human’s skeleton accounts for 14% of their body weight

human wrist – 8 bones

hyoid – the only bone that’s not connected to another

If laid end-to-end, the total length of all the blood vessels in a typical adult human would measure approximately 97,000 kilometres (60,273 miles).

ligament – a band of fibrous connective tissue connecting one bone to another

tendons are made of elastic tissue

tendons – connects muscle to bone

tibia – the larger bone in the lower leg

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