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Axial Skeleton (80 bones)
Skull (28)
![Illustration mapping cranial bones](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216185451im_/http://training.seer.cancer.gov/images/anatomy/skeletal/cranial_bones.jpg)
Cranial Bones
- Parietal (2)
- Temporal (2)
- Frontal (1)
- Occipital (1)
- Ethmoid (1)
- Sphenoid (1)
![Illustration mapping out the different types of facial bones](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216185451im_/http://training.seer.cancer.gov/images/anatomy/skeletal/facial_bones.jpg)
Facial Bones
- Maxilla (2)
- Zygomatic (2)
- Mandible (1)
- Nasal (2)
- Platine (2)
- Inferior nasal concha (2)
- Lacrimal (2)
- Vomer (1)
![Illustration mapping the bones of the auditory ossicles](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216185451im_/http://training.seer.cancer.gov/images/anatomy/skeletal/auditory_ossicles.jpg)
Auditory Ossicles
- Malleus (2)
- Incus (2)
- Stapes (2)
Hyoid (1)
![Illustration mapping the bones of the vetebral column](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216185451im_/http://training.seer.cancer.gov/images/anatomy/skeletal/vertebral_column.jpg)
Vertebral Column
- Cervical vertebrae (7)
- Thoracic vertebrae (12)
- Lumbar vertebrae (5)
- Sacrum (1)
- Coccyx (1)
![Illustration mapping the bones of the thoracic cage](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216185451im_/http://training.seer.cancer.gov/images/anatomy/skeletal/thoracic_cage.jpg)
Thoracic Cage
- Sternum (1)
- Ribs (24)