what are the two principle divisions of the human skeleton?

The adult human skeleton is made up of 206 bones, and is divided into two main divisions

  1. The axial 2.  The appendicular.
  • Axial skeleton forms the axis of human body. It consists of Skull, vertebral column and thoracic cage. It is the first part of human skeleton system.
  • Appendicular skeleton is the skeleton of appendages of human body. It consists of Shoulder girdle, Skeleton of upper limb, Pelvic girdle and Skeleton of lower limb.

 

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the axial and appendicular

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