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• furcula go
  a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
  
• splint bone go
  a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
  
• pastern, fetter bone go
  the part between the fetlock and the hoof
  
• cannon bone go
  greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
  
• fishbone go
  a bone of a fish
  
• astragal, anklebone, astragalus, talus go
  the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
  
• bare bone go
  bone stripped of flesh
  
• cuboid bone go
  the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus
  
• carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone go
  any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
  
• cartilage bone go
  any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue
  
• centrum go
  the main body of a vertebra
  
• cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum go
  the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
  
• clavicle, collarbone go
  bone linking the scapula and sternum
  
• coccyx, tail bone go
  the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
  
• dentine, dentin go
  bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
  
• ethmoid, ethmoid bone go
  one of the eight bones of the cranium
  
• heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare go
  the largest tarsal bone
  
• hipbone, innominate bone go
  large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis
  
• hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum go
  a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
  
• ilium go
  the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
  
• ischium, ischial bone, os ischii go
  one of the three sections of the hipbone
  
• long bone, os longum go
  in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
  
• ramus go
  the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
  
• membrane bone go
  any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation
  
• metacarpal, metacarpal bone go
  any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
  
• metatarsal go
  any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes
  
• nasal, nasal bone, os nasale go
  an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
  
• ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum go
  a small bone
  
• palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum go
  either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
  
• phalanx go
  any of the bones of the fingers or toes
  
• pubis, pubic bone, os pubis go
  one of the three sections of the hipbone
  
• rib, costa go
  any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
  
• round bone go
  bones that are round in shape
  
• sacrum go
  wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis
  
• scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone go
  either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
  
• sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum go
  any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
  
• short bone, os breve go
  a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions
  
• sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale go
  butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
  
• sternum, breastbone go
  the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
  
• gladiolus, corpus sternum go
  the large central part of the breastbone
  
• manubrium go
  the upper part of the breastbone
  
• xiphoid process go
  smallest of the three parts of the breastbone
  
• tarsal, tarsal bone go
  any bone of the tarsus
  
• temporal bone, os temporale go
  a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
  
• tooth go
  hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates
  
• turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal go
  any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
  
• tympanic bone go
  the bone enclosing the middle ear
  
• vertebra go
  one of the bony segments of the spinal column
  
• zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus go
  the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
  
• modiolus go
  the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
  
• lacrimal bone go
  small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
  
• skull go
  the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
  
• skullcap, calvaria go
  the dome of the skull
  
• cranium, braincase, brainpan go
  the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  
• occiput go
  back part of the head or skull
  
• sinciput go
  the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)
  
• jaw go
  the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
  
• vomer go
  thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
  
• Wormian bone, sutural bone go
  any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones
  
• marrowbone go
  a bone containing edible marrow