What is the axial skeleton?

The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column. read more

The axial skeleton consists of the skull, spine (or vertebral column), ribs and breastbone, pelvis, and tail (Figure 5-3). Chapter 5 Functional anatomy 3), and the most common sites of bone lesions were the lower limb and axial skeleton (Table 1). read more

Along the Axis of the Axial Skeleton: Bones That Form the Axial Skeleton The bones of the human skeleton are divided into two groups. The appendicular skeleton includes all the bones that form the upper and lower limbs, and the shoulder and pelvic girdles. read more