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Here are the bones with their common names for easy remembering:

skull -------> cranium
jawbone (jabra.. ) -------> mandible
collarbone/ beauty bone -------> clavicle
shoulder blade -------> scapula
breast bone -------> sternum
arm bone -------> humerus
forearm bones -------> radius + ulna
wrist -------> carpals
palm -------> meta-carpals
fingers -------> phalanges
spine -------> vertebral column
hips -------> hip bone <Also called Os Coxa (os means bones and coxa means hip)>
thigh bone -------> femur
kneecap -------> patella
shin bones -------> tibia + fibula
ankle -------> tarsals
sole of the foot -------> meta-tarsals
toes-------> phalanges

Hope this helped..
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