Axial Skeleton

Of skeletal structure and endoskeleton.

The part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs.

This concept's ID is @1~30435

Thorax

  • sternum 3 facts

    The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs.

  • rib cage 0 facts

    The bony enclosing wall of the chest.

Also contains

  • skull 8 facts

    The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates.

  • back 6 facts

    The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the...