The Human Skeleton segments

2 Major segments and another 2 in variation

• Axial: everything in the midline

• Appendicular: Appendage and associated structures

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• Skull

• Post-cranial (neck down)

Axial

Everything in the midline

• Cranium

• Mandible

• Hyoid

• Sternum

Appendicular

Appendage and associated structures

• Upper limb and shoulder girdle

  • Clavicle

  • Scapula

  • Humerus

  • Radius

  • Ulna

  • Hand bones

• Lower limb and pelvic girdle

  • Os coxa

  • Femur

  • Patella

  • Tibia

  • Fibula

  • Foot bones

How many elements (bones) are in an adult body?

• Typically 206 elements

• Most elements are presented bilaterally in anatomical position