Human SkeletonIntroduction

Human Skeleton The human skeleton consists of 206 bones

It has two divisions:

1. The axial portion

2. The appendicular portion

The Axial Skeleton This portion of the skeleton consists of the

skull, vertebral column (backbone), ribs, and sternum (breast bone)

On your blank sheet of paper cut out the parts of the axial skeleton and put them together the way you feel they would fit.

Now label the axial skeleton: Skull, Sternum, Vertebrae, Sacrum, Mandible, Coccyx

The Appendicular Skeleton The appendicular skeleton consists of bones

attached to the axial skeleton. The bones of the appendicular skeleton are:

hands, feet, bones of the arms, legs, hips, and shoulders.

The Axial Skeleton

Skull

Mandible

SternumRibs 12 pair

Xiphoid process

Vertebrae

Sacrum

Coccyx

Floating Ribs

The Appendicular Skeleton The Appendicular skeleton attached to the

axial skeleton

How many bones can you remember?