axial skeleton

The humerus and tibia are large relative to the axial skeleton.

Transmits physical impacts from the upper limb to the axial skeleton.

The axial skeleton consists of the 80 bones along the central axis of the human body.

The human axial skeleton consists of 80 different bones.

For instance, the scapulae and coracoids are so reduced, that the association with the axial skeleton is extremely difficult to support.

The ossicles are part of the axial skeleton.

The thoracic skeleton is a component of the axial skeleton.

In life, it would have resembled a cupcake, with the axial skeleton forming a star pattern on the upper surface.

Arms and legs aren't the only parts of your body that move around, though - your axial skeleton is also flexible.

Likely, the axial skeleton consisted of an unsegmented notochord.