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axial skeleton

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the skeleton of the head and trunk.


axial skeleton

noun

  1. the bones that together comprise the skull and the vertebral column
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of axial skeleton1

First recorded in 1870–75
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"The female has a proportionally longer axial skeleton -- a longer neck and trunk -- and are more sloped in appearance, while the males are more vertical."

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The researchers explained that, unlike our own hips where our bones fit tightly together, the connection between the pelvis and axial skeleton of Tiktaalik was likely a soft-tissue connection made of ligaments.

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In hours spent with Musk in engineering meetings or on factory floors, Isaacson said, “I was genuinely curious about, ‘OK, stainless steel for the axial skeleton of the Cybertruck?

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The second portion, “Garfield County 2â€, found in the same formation in 2013, contributed most of the axial skeleton as well as the pelvic region.

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An autopsy by Shawnee County Coroner John Ralston found Vigil suffered gaping cuts to his left back and left upper chest and fractures to his skull, long bones, axial skeleton and multiple ribs.

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