Question

Name the main axis of the body.

Answer 1

Axial skeleton

1. The axial skeleton runs along the body’s central axis, therefore it is called the central core of the human body.
2. The axial skeleton is composed of 80 bones and it consists of:

• Skull Bone – It includes 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, 6 auditory ossicles, and the Hyoid Bone
• The bone of the Thoracic Cage – It includes 25 bones of the thorax- a breastbone and 24 ribs.
• The bone of the Vertebral column- It includes 24 vertebrae bones, the sacrum bone, and the coccyx bone