AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your axial skeleton is made up of the 80 bones within the central core of your body. This includes bones in your head, neck, back and chest. Your axial skeleton protects and cushions your brain, spinal cord and organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main purpose of the axial skeleton is to provide protection for the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and vital organs, such as the heart and lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The skull protects the brain and forms the shape of the face.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both the brain and the spinal cord are protected by bone: the brain by the bones of the skull, and the spinal cord by vertebrae, a set of ring-shaped bones. They’re both cushioned by layers of membranes (called meninges) and cerebrospinal fluid.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Skull. The bones of the skull support the structures of the face and protect the brain.