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rib cage

the bony enclosing wall of the chest

arch

a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)

heel

the back part of the human foot

girdle

an encircling or ringlike structure

column

any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

appendicular skeleton

the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs

axial skeleton

the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

metacarpus

the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

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

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

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

chine

backbone of an animal

metatarsal arch

the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals

instep

the arch of the foot

pectoral girdle

a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached

pectoral arch, shoulder girdle

the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans

haemal arch, hemal arch

a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels

neural arch, vertebral arch

a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

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

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anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing