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axial skeleton
noun
- the skeleton of the head and trunk.
axial skeleton
noun
- the bones that together comprise the skull and the vertebral column
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Word History and Origins
Origin of axial skeleton1
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Example Sentences
This exoskeleton differs from the main or axial skeleton of the higher animals, the latter being inside of the body.
We thus see clearly that the dorsal stripe is directly related to the internal axial skeleton.
The axial skeleton is generally long, and that of the limbs frequently comparatively short, or sometimes absent.
The pectoral girdle lies external to the ribs, and has no bony attachment to the axial skeleton.
The cranium is a compact bony box, forming the anterior expanded portion of the axial skeleton.
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