The axial skeleton contains 80 bones, including the skull, spine and rib cage. It forms the central structure of the skeleton, with the function of protecting the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs.

Regardless of age or sex, the skeletal system can be broken down into two parts, known as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The adult axial skeleton consists of 80 bones.

This article, the third in a four-part series, explores the axial skeleton. Part four will look at the appendicular skeleton. There are a total of 206 bones in the human adult body (Tortora and ...

Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton - including the bones of the head, neck, back and ribs - was already going through changes that would eventually help our ancestors ...

So far, an important set of elements of the axial skeleton has been collected from the site, which includes vertebrae and ribs of a possible brachiosaurid sauropod dinosaur. The Brachiosauridae ...

If we are correct and the axial morphology did not permit lateral trunk flexion in Ichthyostega, two gaits seem theoretically possible: ‘walking’ with diagonally synchronized limb movements ...

not only affects the axial and peripheral skeleton, but also has other systemic extra-musculoskeletal manifestations in various other organs such as the eyes, gut, and skin," said Atul Deodhar ...

11,12 The distinguishing characteristic of nr-axSpA is inflammation in the axial skeleton without definitive sacroiliitis on radiographic (x-ray) imaging, defined as a combination of erosive ...