What Bones Are in the Axial Skeleton?

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The Axial Skeleton Forms the Central Axis of the Body and Includes the Bones of the Skull, Ossicles of the Middle Ear, Hyoid Bone of the Throat, Vertebral...

What Bones Are in the Axial Skeleton?

The axial skeleton forms the central axis of the body and includes the bones of the skull, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone of the throat, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage

thoracic cage
The thoracic cage (rib cage) forms the thorax (chest) portion of the body. It consists of the 12 pairs of ribs with their costal cartilages and the sternum (Figure 6.38). The ribs are anchored posteriorly to the 12 thoracic vertebrae (T1–T12). The thoracic cage protects the heart and lungs.
(ribcage) (Figure 1).

What bones are included in the axial skeleton?

The axial skeleton includes the bones that form the skull, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage. The bones of the appendicular skeleton (the limbs and girdles) “append” to the axial skeleton.

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What are the 7 axial bones?

The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. 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.

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