Bones of the human body

Each bone, where it sits, its main landmarks, the joints it forms and every muscle that attaches to it.

Upper limb

Humerus: anatomy, landmarks and muscle attachments

The humerus is the long bone of the upper arm, between the shoulder and the elbow. Learn its landmarks (head, tubercles, surgical neck, deltoid tuberosity, epicondyles), its joints and every muscle that attaches to it.

Radius: anatomy, landmarks and muscle attachments

The radius is the lateral bone of the forearm, on the thumb side. Learn its head, radial tuberosity and styloid process, how it rotates around the ulna in pronation and supination, and its muscle attachments.

Scapula: anatomy, landmarks and muscle attachments

The scapula, or shoulder blade, is a flat triangular bone on the back of the thorax. Learn its borders, angles, spine, acromion, coracoid process and glenoid cavity, and the 17 or so muscles that attach to it.

Ulna: anatomy, landmarks and muscle attachments

The ulna is the medial bone of the forearm, on the little finger side. Learn its olecranon, coronoid process and trochlear notch, how it forms the elbow hinge, and the muscles that attach to it.

Lower limb

Femur: anatomy, landmarks and muscle attachments

The femur is the thigh bone, the longest and strongest bone in the body. Learn its head, neck, greater and lesser trochanters, linea aspera and condyles, its joints and the muscles that attach to it.

Hip bone: anatomy, landmarks and muscle attachments

The hip bone (os coxae) is formed by the ilium, ischium and pubis, fused at the acetabulum. Learn its landmarks (iliac crest, ASIS, AIIS, ischial tuberosity, pubic symphysis) and the many muscles that attach to it.

Trunk

Sternum: anatomy, parts and muscle attachments

The sternum, or breastbone, is the flat bone in the middle of the chest. Learn its three parts (manubrium, body, xiphoid process), the sternal angle, its joints with the clavicles and ribs, and its muscle attachments.

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