Question

What bones are part of the appendicular? skeleton?

Answer 1

Pectoral girdles (4 bones) - Left and right clavicle (2) and scapula (2).
Arms and forearms (6 bones) - Left and right humerus (2) (arm), ulna (2) and radius (2) (forearm).
Hands (54 bones) - Left and right carpals (16) (wrist), metacarpals (10), proximal phalanges (10), intermediate phalanges (8) and distal phalanges (10).
Pelvis (2 bones) - Left and right hip bone (2).
Thighs and legs (8 bones) - Left and right femur (2) (thigh), patella (2) (knee), tibia (2) and fibula (2) (leg).
Feet and ankles (52 bones) - Left and right tarsals (14) (ankle), metatarsals (10), proximal phalanges (10), intermediate phalanges (8) and distal phalanges (10).
It is important to realize that through anatomical variation it is common for the skeleton to have many extra bones

Answer 2

The appendicular skeleton is the bones in the arms and legs as well as the shoulders and hip girdles, which attach the limbs to the axial skeleton.