Studies in the Medicine of Ancient India, Part I: Osteology, or the Bones of the Human Body c6.s1.t8.13

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1. 32 teeth (*danta*).
2. 32 sockets (*ulūkhala*) of the teeth.
3. 20 nails (*nakha*).
4. 60 phalanges (*aṅguli*).
5. 20 long bones (*śalākā*) of the hands and feet.
6. 4 bases (*adhiṣṭhāna*) of the long bones.
7. 2 heels (*pārṣṇi*).
8. 4 ankle-bones (*gulpha*) of the two feet.
9. 2 wrist-bones (*maṇika*) of the two hands.
10. 4 bones of the two forearms (*aratni*).
11. 4 bones of the two legs (*jaṅgha*).
12. 2 knee-caps (*jānu*).
13. 2 elbow-pans (*jānu-kapālikā*).
14. 2 hollow bones (*nalaka*) of the two thighs (*ūru*).
15. [2 hollow bones (*nalaka*) of the two arms (*bāhu*).] 16 *a*. 2 shoulders (*aṃsa*). 16 *b*. 2 shoulder-blades (*aṃsa-phalaka*).
17. 2 collar-bones (*akṣaka*).
18. 1 windpipe (*jatru*).
19. 2 palatal cavities (*tāl-ūṣaka*).
20. 2 hip-blades (*śroṇi-phalaka*).
21. 1 pubic bone (*bhag-āsthi*).
22. 45 back-bones (*pṛṣṭha-gat-āsthi*).
23. 15 neck-bones (*grīvā*).
24. 14 breast-bones (*uras*).