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The Skeleton
The skeleton is the framework of hard structures
that supports and protects the soft tissues of the body.
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Dog skeleton
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![bullet](_themes/anatomy2/capbul1a.gif) | General terminology
![bullet](_themes/anatomy2/capbul2a.gif) | os, osteo-, = bone
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![bullet](_themes/anatomy2/capbul1a.gif) | Common bone
features - the "lumps and bumps" on
bones often have common general names
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![bullet](_themes/anatomy2/capbul1a.gif) | The axial
skeleton - made up of the bones along
the midline (axis) of the body - the skull, hyoid bone, spinal
column, ribs and sternum.
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![bullet](_themes/anatomy2/capbul1a.gif) | The appendicular
skeleton - made
up of the bones of the limbs.
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![bullet](_themes/anatomy2/capbul1a.gif) | The visceral
skeleton - made up of bones formed in
soft organs. |
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