What is the skeletal structure of a black-footed ferret?

Ferret Skeleton

Head bones - 9 Back and Chest bones - 7 vertical vertebrae, 15 thoracic vertebrae, 30 rib (sometimes 14T with 28 rib), Sternum 8 bones, lumbar vertebrae 5 or 6. sacral vertebrae 3, caudal vertebrae 18 (vertebrae -C7, T14, L6, S3, COL14-18, 14 pairs of ribs)

pelvis -composed of 2 os coxae and 1 sacrum (male ferret has a bacula (os penis) and the female an os clitoris)

Arm bones: scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna, elbow, wrist bones (carpals), hand bones (metacarpals), finger bones (phalanges) the 3rd phalanx has a claw-like process on the end to support the nail - five digits front and back.

carpal-metacarpal sesamoids - tiny bones within the tendons where they pass over joints - 2 for every digit, thumb has 2 phalanges and the fingers have 3 . The thumb in the ferret is like a finger.

Leg bones: The femur, tibia and fibula, ankle bones, foot bones are like the hand bones. refer to links below