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Head, Neck, Brain and Upper Spinal Cord Skull of full-term fetus – A from the front; B from above 1  Right parietal bone 2  Left parietal bone 3  Anterior fontanelle 4  Parietal tuberosity 5  Right…

Abdomen and Pelvis Adult skeleton of the abdominal region – from the front 1  Xiphoid process 2  Sixth (VI) rib 3  Seventh (VII) rib 4  Eighth (VIII) rib 5  Ninth (IX) rib 6  Tenth (X) rib…

Thorax Adult right first (I) atypical rib – A from above; B from below 1  Head 2  Neck 3  Tubercle 4  Shaft 5  Groove for subclavian artery 6  Scalene tubercle 7  Groove for subclavian vein 8  Anterior end…

Upper Limb Adult bones of the left upper limb – A from the front; B from behind 1  Head of humerus 2  Lesser tubercle 3  Greater tubercle 4  Interterbercular sulcus 5  Surgical neck 6  Shaft of…

Lower Limb Adult bones of the left lower limb – A from the front; B from behind 1  Head of femur 2  Greater trochanter 3  Neck of femur 4  Intertrochenteric line 5  Lesser trochanter 6  Shaft…

Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord, Skeleton and Trunk Adult skeleton of the vertebral column – from the left Cervical vertebra 1  First (CI) – atlas 2  Second (CII) – axis 3  Third (CIII) 4  Fourth…