skeletal structure

Noun
  1. Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (synset 105593315)
    is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
    subtypes:
    • rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest
    • arch - a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
    • heel - the back part of the human foot
    • girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure
    • column - any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
    • appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
    • axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
    • back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
    • metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
    • metatarsus - the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds
    • tarsus - the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
    is a part of: frame, skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

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