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Axial Skeleton

Cartoon showing the main skeletal elements of the axial skeleton. The other part of the human skeleton is associated with the limbs and is referred to as the appendicular skeleton.

Links: Axial Skeleton Development | Bone Development | Bone Timeline | Image - Appendicular skeleton

Axial Bones

Skull (22)

Cranial Bones (8)
Parietal (2)
Temporal (2)
Frontal (1)
Occipital (1)
Ethmoid (1)
sphenoid (1)

Auditory Ossicles (6 )

Malleus (2)
Incus (2)
Stapes (2)

Hyoid bone (1)

Vertebral Column (26)

Cervical vertebrae (7)
Thoracic vertebrae (12)
Lumbar vertebrae (5)
Sacrum (1) (5 at birth, later fused in adult stage)
Coccyx (1) (4 at birth, later fused to form one single bone, varies between 3-5)

Thoracic cage (27)

Sternum (3) - Manubrium (1) Body of sternum (1) Xiphoid process (1)
Ribs (24)

Hyoid bone is a U-shape bone in the neck that anchors the tongue and is associated with swallowing.

Image Source: Wikipedia

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