Zoology - Locomotion and Movement Question with Solution | TestHub

The coxal bone is a part of the pelvic girdle which of a part of the appendicular skeleton.

Axial skeleton (comprises of 80 bones):

I. Skull (22 bones)
A. Cranial bones (8 bones): parietal bone, frontal bone, temporal bone, occipital bone, sphenoid bone and ethmoid bone.
B. Facial bones (14 bones): lacrimal bone, nasal bone, zygomatic bone, maxilla, mandible, etc.
II. Ear ossicles (6 bones)
III. Hyoid Bone (1 bone)
IV. Vertebral column (26 bones):
Types of vertebra: cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (1-fused) and coccygeal (1-fused) vertebra.
V. Sternum (1 bone)
VI. Ribs (12 pairs)

Appendicular skeleton (comprises of 126 bones):

I. Upper limbs (30 bones each): The bones of each hand are: humerus (1), radius (1), ulna (1), carpals (8 wrist bones), metacarpals (5 palm bones) and phalanges (14 digits).
II. Pectoral Girdle (4 bones):
Each half of pectoral girdle = 1 clavicle (or collar bone) + 1 scapula.
III. Upper limbs (30 bones each)
IV. Pelvic Girdle (2 bones): Pelvic girdle consists of two coxal bones.