ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hip bone does not belong to the axial skeleton.

Detailed explanation-2: -The appendicular skeleton is made up by the bones attached or appended to the axial skeleton. These are the bones of the limbs, hands, and feet, the bones of the pectoral (shoulder) girdles, and the coxal (hip) bones of the pelvic girdle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The axial skeleton includes the bones that form the skull, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage. The bones of the appendicular skeleton (the limbs and girdles) “append” to the axial skeleton.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hip bone, or pelvic bone, is not part of the axial skeleton. It is part of the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton is made up of the bones in the skull, the face, vertebral column, and rib cage. All other bones in the body are part of the appendicular skeleton.

Detailed explanation-5: -The axial skeleton consists of the skull, the hyoid bones, the vertebral column and the thoracic cage. The pelvic girdle is a part of the appendicular skeleton.