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The appendicular skeleton of 126 bones and the axial skeleton of 80 bones together form the complete skeleton of 206 bones in the human body. Unlike the
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appendicular skeleton, includes the skeletal elements within the
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The appendicular skeleton is divided into six major regions:
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The appendicular skeleton forms during development from
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468:References
394:(2) (leg).
259:diminutive
224:homologous
185:locomotive
149:appendages
142:cartilages
131:vertebrate
1088:accessory
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1049:cuneiform
1044:navicular
1039:anklebone
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913:trapezoid
909:trapezium
780:vertebrae
668:zygomatic
610:occipital
307:cartilage
274:word root
248:adjective
242:Etymology
236:tetrapods
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830:Shoulder
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785:cervical
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673:palatine
663:lacrimal
630:sphenoid
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481:Skeleton
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421:Through
413:(8) and
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284:*(s)pen-
281:PIE root
263:appendix
200:shoulder
157:flippers
1029:tarsals
996:patella
968:ischium
889:carpals
861:humerus
843:scapula
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716:malleus
658:maxilla
635:ethmoid
620:frontal
574:in the
431:sutural
399:tarsals
384:patella
351:carpals
336:humerus
329:scapula
277:pendere
194:in the
50:Details
1081:distal
1054:cuboid
1001:fibula
955:Pelvis
921:hamate
871:radius
807:coccyx
802:sacrum
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409:(10),
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392:fibula
373:Pelvis
361:(10),
357:(10),
344:radius
267:prefix
214:, and
169:snakes
146:paired
1006:tibia
991:femur
973:pubis
963:ilium
721:incus
693:hyoid
683:vomer
653:nasal
593:Skull
572:Bones
417:(10).
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380:femur
369:(10).
252:Latin
216:hands
208:upper
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331:(2).
246:The
230:and
220:feet
218:and
210:and
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