Question

Explain axial and appendicular skeleton

Answer 1

The adult human skeleton is made up of $206$ bone and is divided into two main divisions the axial and appendicular.

The axial skeleton consists of the bones along the axis of the body.

:It consists of the bones of the head and trunk of vertebrate.

:It consists of $80$ bones and in composed of the six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle are, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.

The appendicular skeleton consists of the bones of the appendages (arms and legs) and the (shoulder and pelvic) that connects then with a axial skeleton.

: All the bones of the appendicular skeleton are responsible for making the movement of the bodies.

: It's the portion of the skeleton of vertebrate consisting of the bones that support the appendage.