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Skeleton is defined as the jointed framework of the bones. Osteology is the study of bones. Veterinary assistants will be expected to describe the bones of the body, which make up the skeleton, and have an understanding of the ways in which they connect and are moved.

The skeleton is divided into two main parts—the axial and the appendicular. The axial skeleton comprises the bones of the skull, the hyoid bones, the ribs, the sternum, and the vertebral column. The appendicular skeleton comprises the bones of the limbs: clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, carpus, metacarpals, pelvis, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsus, metatarsals, and phalanges.