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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 [[:File:Appendicular_skeleton.jpg|appendicular 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 [[:File:Appendicular_skeleton.jpg|appendicular skeleton]].


:'''Links:''' [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Axial_Skeleton_Development|Axial Skeleton Development]] | [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development|Bone Development]] | [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development_Timeline|Bone Timeline]] | [[:File:Appendicular_skeleton.jpg|Image - Appendicular skeleton]]


===Axial Bones===
===Axial Bones===
 
{|
Skull (22)
| Skull (22)
* Cranial Bones (8)
* Cranial Bones (8)
* Parietal (2)
* Parietal (2)
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* Ethmoid (1)
* Ethmoid (1)
* sphenoid (1)
* sphenoid (1)
 
| valign=top|Auditory Ossicles (6 )
 
Auditory Ossicles (6 )
* Malleus (2)
* Malleus (2)
* Incus (2)
* Incus (2)
* Stapes (2)
* Stapes (2)


Hyoid bone (1) U-shape bone in the neck that anchors the tongue and is associated with swallowing.
| valign=top|Hyoid bone (1) U-shape bone in the neck that anchors the tongue and is associated with swallowing.


Vertebral Column (26)
| valign=top|Vertebral Column (26)
* Cervical vertebrae (7)
* Cervical vertebrae (7)
* Thoracic vertebrae (12)
* Thoracic vertebrae (12)
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* Sacrum (1) (5 at birth, later fused in adult stage)
* 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)
* Coccyx (1) (4 at birth, later fused to form one single bone, varies between 3-5)
 
| valign=top|Thoracic cage (27)
 
Thoracic cage (27)
* Sternum (3) - Manubrium (1) Body of sternum (1) Xiphoid process (1)
* Sternum (3) - Manubrium (1) Body of sternum (1) Xiphoid process (1)
* Ribs (24)
* Ribs (24)
|}


:'''Links:''' [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Axial_Skeleton_Development|Axial Skeleton Development]] | [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development|Bone Development]] | [[Musculoskeletal_System_-_Bone_Development_Timeline|Bone Timeline]] | [[:File:Appendicular_skeleton.jpg|Image - Appendicular skeleton]]





Revision as of 14:18, 23 April 2014

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


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