<P> The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate . In the human skeleton , it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts ; the skull bones , the ossicles of the middle ear , the hyoid bone , the rib cage , sternum and the vertebral column . The axial skeleton together with the appendicular skeleton form the complete skeleton . Another definition of axial skeleton is the bones including the vertebrae , sacrum , coccyx , ribs , and sternum . </P>
<P> The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate . In the human skeleton , it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts ; the skull bones , the ossicles of the middle ear , the hyoid bone , the rib cage , sternum and the vertebral column . The axial skeleton together with the appendicular skeleton form the complete skeleton . Another definition of axial skeleton is the bones including the vertebrae , sacrum , coccyx , ribs , and sternum . </P>
based on their shape the bones of the skull can be classified as
based on their shape the bones of the skull can be classified as
axial skeleton
axial skeleton