The human skeletal system is divided into two major parts known as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton comprises of the skull, hyoid, auditory vesicles, ribs, sternum ...

Information from published taphonomic research concerning bison disarticulation frequencies is compared with additional primary data from several recent bison mortality sites to aid in the assessment ...

This article, the third in a four-part series, explores the axial skeleton. Part four will look at the appendicular skeleton. There are a total of 206 bones in the human adult body (Tortora and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults in South Korea with diabetes had a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease and ...

Generalized disorders of cartilage and bone have been referred to as skeletal dysplasias, whereas those that affect an individual bone or group of bones have been referred to as dysostoses; however, ...