The human skeletal system consists of all of the bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments in the body. Altogether, the skeleton makes up about 20 percent of a person’s body weight. An adult’s skeleton ...

This article, the third in a four-part series, explores the axial skeleton. Part four will look at the appendicular skeleton. There are a total of 206 bones in the human adult body (Tortora and ...

The human skeletal system is divided into two major parts known as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton comprises of the skull, hyoid, auditory vesicles, ribs, sternum ...