The axial skeleton includes

A. the skull, hyoid bone, thoracic cage, and vertebral column.
B. the radius, ulna, carpals, and phalanges.
C. the femur, tibia, and fibula.
D. the upper and lower limbs and pelvic and pectoral girdles.


Answer: A

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