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 Eskelèt aksyal HT
| 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 part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull (22 bones), also the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column. The axial skeleton together with the appendicular skeleton form the complete skeleton. Another definition of axial skeleton is the bones including the vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, skull, ribs, and sternum.[1]
- ^ 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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