The human skeletal system is divided into two major parts known as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton comprises of the skull, hyoid, auditory vesicles, ribs, sternum ...

On the basis of the skeleton present in the body it is of two types: 1. Exo Skeleton: The skeleton found on the exterior layer of the body and basically originates from embryonic ectoderm or mesoderm.

Generalized disorders of cartilage and bone have been referred to as skeletal dysplasias, whereas those that affect an individual bone or group of bones have been referred to as dysostoses; however, ...

We investigated patterns of evolutionary integration in the appendicular skeleton of mammalian carnivores. The findings are discussed in relation to performance selection in terms of organismal ...