1.The axial skeleton supports and protects the brain, spinal cord and many of the internal organs. It also provides sites for the attachment of other bones and muscles in the body and protects the nerves and blood vessels from the brain and spinal cord.
2.The adult vertebral column presents four anteroposterior curvatures: thoracic and sacral, both concave anteriorly, and cervical and lumbar, both concave posteriorly
3. The vertebral column usually consists of 33 vertebrae: 24 presacral vertebrae (7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar) followed by the sacrum (5 fused sacral vertebrae) and the coccyx (4 frequently fused coccygeal vertebrae). The 24 presacral vertebrae allow movement and hence render the vertebral column flexible. Stability is provided by ligaments, muscles, and the form of the bones. The abbreviations C., T., L., S., and Co. are used for the regions, and these are sometimes followed by V. for vertebra or N. for nerve.
4. The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.
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