Appendicular skeleton

Appendicular skeleton
Human appendicular skeleton
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Identifiers
Latin	skeleton appendiculare
TA98	A02.0.00.010
TA2	359
FMA	71222
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The appendicular skeleton is the portion of the vertebrate endoskeleton consisting of the bones and cartilages that support the paired appendages (fins, flippers or limbs). In most terrestrial vertebrates (except snakes, legless lizards and caecillians), the appendicular skeleton and the associated skeletal muscles are the predominant locomotive structures.

There are 126 bones in the human appendicular skeleton, includes the skeletal elements within the shoulder and pelvic girdles, upper and lower limbs, and hands and feet.^[1] These bones are homologous to those in the forelimbs and hindlimbs of all other tetrapods.