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Joints

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Shoulder - Ball and socket

Hip - Ball and socket

Knee - Hinge

Elbow - Hinge

Wrist - Condyloid

Ankle - Modified hinge

Radioulnar - Pivot

Spine - Gliding/Cartilaginous

The Axial Skeleton

300422 — 2015-09-28 08:39:00 UTC

The axial skeletons main functions are protection and to create a surface for the attachment of muscles. It is the central core of the human body. It consists of 80 bones.

29 bones in the head - (8 cranial and 14 facial bones) and then also 7 accociated bones (6 auditory ossicles and the Hyoid Bone)

25 bones of the thorax - (the sternum and 24 ribs)

26 bones in the vertebral column (24 vertebrae, the sacrum and the coccyx)

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The Appendicular Skeleton

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The main function of the appendicular skeleton is mainly for movement. Its strong and gives us upright posture. It consists of 126 bones..

4 bones in the pectoral girdle - ( 2 clavicle and 2 Scapula) 6 bones in the arm and forearm - ( 2 humerus, 2 ulna and 2 radius) 58 bones in the hands - ( 16 corpals, 10 metacarpal, 28 phalanges and 4 sesamoid) 2 bones in the pelvis - ( 2 coxae) 8 bones in the thigh and leg - ( 2 femur, 2 tibia, 2 fibula and 2 patella) 56 bones in the feet - ( 14 tarsals, 10 metatarsals, 28 phlanages and 4 sesamoid