Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t12.4

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[Verse 88] 17. 1 pubic bone (*bhag-asthi*).
18. 45 back-bones (*prstha*).
19. 15 neck-bones (*grīvā*).
20. 1 windpipe (*jatru*).
21. 1 (lower) jaw-bone (*hanu*), or chin. [Verse 89] 22. 2 basal bones of the jaw-bone (*hanu-mūla*). 23 *a*. 3 bones constituting brows, eyes, and cheeks, (*lalāt-ākṣi-gaṇḍa*). 23 *b*. 1 nasal bone (*nāsā*) called *ghana*.
24. 72 ribs (*pārśvaka*) with their sockets (*sthālaka*) and tubercles (*arbuda*). [Verse 90] 25. 2 temporal bones (*śaṅkhaka*).
26. 4 cranial pan-shaped bones (*śiraḥ-kapāla*).
27. 17 breast-bones (*uras*). These bones make up the skeleton of man.’