Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t12.3

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[Verse 85] 1. 64 teeth (*danta*) with their sockets (*sthāla*).
2. 20 nails (*nakha*).
3. 20 long bones (*śalākā*) of the hands and feet.
4. 4 bases (*sthāna*) of the long bones.
[Verse 86] 5. 60 phalanges (*aṅguli*).
6. 2 heels (*pārṣṇi*).
7. 4 ankle-bones (*gulpha*).
8. 4 bones of the forearms (*aratni*).
9. 4 bones of the legs (*jaṅgha*).
[Verse 87] 10. 2 knee-caps (*jānu*).
11. 2 elbow-pans (*kapola*).
12. 2 thighs (*ūru-phalaka*).
13. 2 shoulder-blades (*aṃsa-samudbhava*).
14. 2 collar-bones (*akṣa*).
15. 2 palatal cavities (*tālūṣaka*).
16. 2 hip-blades (*śroṇi-phalaka*).