Question

unit 2 - challenge 2.2: the skeletal syste
which part of the skeleton includes the bones of the shoulders, arms, hands,
pelvis, legs, and feet?
a.) appendicular skeleton
b.) axial skeleton
c.) vertebral column
d.) craniofacial bones

Explanation:

The appendicular skeleton consists of the bones of the shoulders (scapula, clavicle), arms (humerus, radius, ulna), hands (carpals, metacarpals, phalanges), pelvis (hip bones), legs (femur, tibia, fibula), and feet (tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges). The axial skeleton includes the skull (craniofacial bones), vertebral column, and rib - cage. The vertebral column is just one part of the axial skeleton. Craniofacial bones are part of the skull which is in the axial skeleton.

Answer:

A. Appendicular skeleton