Chapter 6: Axial vs. appendicular skeleton

Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Identify their key differences and functions.

Sort the following statements into the correct category depending on whether they apply to the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton. Axial Skeleton includes the head and neck includes the trunk of the body protects and supports essential organs serves to connect body parts together vertebral column included here skull included here rib cage and sternum included here Appendicular Skeleton includes the arms includes the bones of the shoulder joint includes the legs includes the bones of the hip joint allows for locomotion allows for manipulation of the environment includes the clavicle