Back هيكل محوري Arabic Esquelet axial Catalan تەوەرەپەیکەر CKB Osový skelet Czech Esqueleto axial Spanish Eskeleto axial Basque استخوانبندی محوری Persian Squelette axial French שלד צירי HE अक्षीय कंकाल Hindi
| Axial skeleton | |
|---|---|
 Diagram of the axial skeleton | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | skeleton axiale |
| TA98 | A02.0.00.009 |
| TA2 | 353 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The axial skeleton is the core part of the endoskeleton made of the bones of the head and trunk of vertebrates. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of the skull (22 bones, including the mandible and the middle ear ossicles), the vertebral column (31 bones, including vertebrae, sacrum and coccyx), the rib cage (26 bones, including ribs, manubrium and sternum), and the hyoid bone.[1] The axial skeleton is joined to the appendicular skeleton (which support the limbs) via the shoulder girdles and the pelvis.
- ^ Folkens, Tim D. White, Michael T. Black, Pieter A.; Pierter, Folkens; Michael, Black (2012). Human osteology (3rd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-12-374134-9.
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