Title: axial skeleton
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - axial skeleton
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10451
Status: current

Definition
Bones of the body axis, including the skull, spinal column, ribs and sternum.

Related Terms
- appendicular skeleton: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10421
- spinal column: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11249

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 729 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10451/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10451/xml

Citation: Citation: 'axial skeleton' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10451
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