MORPHOLOGY OF ANIMALS 



Fig. 8. Human Skeleton. Axial skeleton consists of vertebral column (fc), ribs {rb) and 

 sternum {st). Skull consists of cranium (cr), bones of the face, jaws (,md) and hyoid arch. 

 Appendicular skeleton consists of the shoulder girdle {cl, clavicle and sc, scapula), the 

 pelvic girdle (zV, ilium, is, ischium, pb, pubis) and the skeleton of the arm and the leg. The 

 bones in the arm and hand are humerus Ch), ulna {u) and radius (r), 8 carpals {c), 5 

 metacarpals {mc), 14 phalanges (,ph) ; the bones of the leg and foot are femur (/), patella 

 ipt), tibia {tb), and fibula {fb), 7 tarsals it), 5 metatarsals {mt) and 14 phalanges ipk). 



