And it was worth it, because you learned about the basic structure of your skeletal system, including the arrangements of both the axial and the appendicular skeleton.
Now, the appendicular skeleton includes your upper and lower limb appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles that attach to the axial skeleton at the shoulder and the thigh.
Now, if you managed to retain our introduction to human bones last week, you'll recall that anatomists typically divide the skeleton into two major parts: the axial and the appendicular.
The human skeleton is composed of both fused and individual bones supported by ligaments, tendons, muscles and cartilage. It is a complex structure with two distinct divisions. These are the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.