The axial skeleton consists of the skull, ribs, sternum and the spinal column.
The function of the axial skeleton is to provide support and protection to the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs.
<h2>What is a skeleton?</h2>
The bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. It can by any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.
