The Axial skeleton is composed of the cranium, ossicles of the middle ear, rib cage, and vertebral column. The Clavicle and scapula are parts of the appendicular skeleton.
The axial skeleton includes the bones that form the skull, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage. The bones of the appendicular skeleton (the limbs and girdles) “append” to the axial skeleton.
