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rib cage
the bony enclosing wall of the chest
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arch
a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
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heel
the back part of the human foot
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girdle
an encircling or ringlike structure
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column
any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body
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appendicular skeleton
the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
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axial skeleton
the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
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back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
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metacarpus
the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
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metatarsus
the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds
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tarsus
the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
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notochord
a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
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chine
backbone of an animal
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metatarsal arch
the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals
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instep
the arch of the foot
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pectoral girdle
a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
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pectoral arch, shoulder girdle
the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans
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haemal arch, hemal arch
a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels
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neural arch, vertebral arch
a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord
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hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis
the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
