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05-20-2023-1459 - A skeleton

Skeleton
Horse and Man.jpg
A horse and human skeleton placed in a display at the Australian Museum in Sydney
Details
Identifiers
Greekσκελετός
MeSHD012863
TA98A02.0.00.000
TA2352
FMA2021
Anatomical terminology

A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body, and the hydroskeleton, a flexible internal skeleton supported by fluid pressure. Vertebrates are animals with a vertebral column, and their skeletons are typically composed of bone and cartilage. Invertebrates are animals that lack a vertebral column. The skeletons of invertebrates vary, including hard exoskeleton shells, plated endoskeletons, or spicules. Cartilage is a rigid connective tissue that is found in the skeletal systems of vertebrates and invertebrates. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton




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