Axial Skeleton: Skull, Vertebral Column & Thoracic Cage Overview

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Last updated 5:14 AM on 6/6/26
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Frontal

Forehead

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Parietal

Top sides

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Temporal

Temple region

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Occipital

Back of skull

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Zygomatic

Cheekbone

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Maxilla

Upper jaw

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Mandible

Lower jaw

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Nasal

Nasal bone

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Vomer

Vomer bone

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Lacrimal

Lacrimal bone

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Ethmoid

Ethmoid bone

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Sphenoid

Sphenoid bone

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Palatine

Palatine bone

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Coronal suture

Frontal + parietal

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Sagittal suture

Between parietals

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Lambdoid suture

Occipital + parietal

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Squamous suture

Temporal + parietal

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Cervical vertebrae

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C1

Atlas

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C2

Axis

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Thoracic vertebrae

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Lumbar vertebrae

5

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Sacrum

5 fused

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Coccyx

4 fused

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Sternum

Parts include Manubrium, Body, Xiphoid process

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True ribs

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False ribs

8-12

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Floating ribs

11-12