skeletal

• Bone, also known as osseous tissue, is a hard, dense connective tissue that forms most of the adult skeleton, providing the support structure of the body
• The human skeleton consists of 206 bones in adults, with 80 in the axial skeleton and 126 in the appendicular skeleton
• Paranasal sinuses:

  • Used as resonating (echo) chambers
• Intervertebral discs:

  • Separate the vertebrae from one another
• Atlas (C1):

  • First cervical vertebra inferior to the skull
• Coccyx:

  • Triangular in shape, formed by the fusion of usually four coccygeal vertebrae
• Pectoral (shoulder) girdle:

  • Consists of clavicle (collar bone) and scapula (shoulder blade)