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The adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones grouped into axial and appendicular divisions. Which of the following bones belong to the axial or the appendicular skeleton: skull, clavicle, vertebral column, shoulder girdle, humerus, pelvic girdle, and femur?

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Axial skeleton: skull, vertebral column.

Appendicular skeleton: clavicle, shoulder girdle, humerus, pelvic girdle, femur.

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