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Question 51

Reverse lookup: Which skeletal division contains the limbs and the girdles that attach them to the central skeleton?

  1. The axial skeleton
  2. The appendicular skeletonCorrect answer
  3. The vertebral column alone
  4. The skull and rib cage only

Explanation

The appendicular skeleton consists of the limbs together with the shoulder and pelvic girdles that connect them to the axial skeleton. The skull and spine are central-axis structures and therefore do not define this division.

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