The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull (22 bones), the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.
Health science professionals use devices like CT scanners, ultrasound machines, and x-ray machines to help them in the RADIOLOGY area of health sciences.
