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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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 | General terminology
 | os, osteo-, = bone
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| Common bone
features - the "lumps and bumps" on
bones often have common general names
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| 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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| The appendicular
skeleton - made
up of the bones of the limbs.
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| The visceral
skeleton - made up of bones formed in
soft organs. |
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