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  2. List of bones of the human skeleton - Wikipedia

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    It is composed of 270 bones at the time of birth, [2] but later decreases to 206: 80 bones in the axial skeleton and 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton. 172 of 206 bones are part of a pair and the remaining 34 are unpaired. [3] Many small accessory bones, such as sesamoid bones, are not included in this.

  3. Human skeleton - Wikipedia

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    The axial skeleton (80 bones) is formed by the vertebral column (32–34 bones; the number of the vertebrae differs from human to human as the lower 2 parts, sacral and coccygeal bone may vary in length), a part of the rib cage (12 pairs of ribs and the sternum), and the skull (22 bones and 7 associated bones).

  4. Human anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Musculoskeletal system: muscles provide movement and a skeleton provides structural support and protection with bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons. Nervous system: collecting, transferring and processing information with brain, spinal cord, nerves

  5. Skull - Wikipedia

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    The human skull is the bone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton. It supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain. Like the skulls of other vertebrates, it protects the brain from injury. [6] The skull consists of three parts, of different embryological origin—the neurocranium, the sutures, and the ...

  6. Axial skeleton - Wikipedia

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    3D medical animation still shot of human skull. The axial skeleton is the core part of the endoskeleton made of the bones of the head and trunk of vertebrates.In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of the skull (28 bones, including the cranium, mandible and the middle ear ossicles), the vertebral column (26 bones, including vertebrae, sacrum and coccyx), the rib cage ...

  7. Skeleton - Wikipedia

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    A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals.There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is a rigid outer shell that holds up an organism's shape; the endoskeleton, a rigid internal frame to which the organs and soft tissues attach; and the hydroskeleton, a flexible internal structure supported by the hydrostatic pressure of body fluids.

  8. File:Human skeleton front en.svg - Wikipedia

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    This image was previously a featured picture, but community consensus determined that it no longer meets our featured-picture criteria.If you have a high-quality image that you believe meets the criteria, be sure to upload it, using the proper free-license tag, then add it to a relevant article and nominate it.

  9. Body Worlds - Wikipedia

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    Body Worlds – The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies. Amazon-UK. Gunther von Hagens, No Skeletons in the Closet – Facts, Background and Conclusions. Institute for Plastination, 17 November 2003. Franz Josef Wetz, Brigitte Tag (Ed.). Schöne Neue Körperwelten, Der Streit um die Ausstellung, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2001 ...