axial skeleton

1. The part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs (synset 105594938)
   is a type of: skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
   has:

   • breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
   • skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
   • rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest
   • back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
   is a part of: endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

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