Question

Among other bones, the axial skeleton includes the ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Thoracic cage and vertebral column.

Explanation:

The bones of the head and the bones that make up the trunk of a vertebrate organism form the axial skeleton. 

In the case of humans the axial skeleton consists of a total of 80 bones which are broadly organized into 6 parts:

1. Bones of the skull

2. Middle ear ossicles

3. Hyoid bone 

4. Thoracic/rib cage

5. sternum 

6. Vertebral column