File talk:Axial skeleton.jpg
From Embryology
Skull
Skull (22) Cranial Bones (8) Parietal (2) Temporal (2) Frontal (1) Occipital (1) Ethmoid (1) sphenoid (1)
Auditory Ossicles
Ossicles (6 ) Malleus (2) Incus (2) Stapes (2) [edit]Hyoid bone
Hyoid bone (1) U-shape bone located in the neck. It anchors the tongue and is associated with swallowing.
Vertebral column
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)
Chest
Thoracic cage (27) Sternum (3) - Manubrium (1) Body of sternum (1) Xiphoid process (1) Ribs (24) [edit]