ClipArt ETC

The Human Axial Skeleton ClipArt gallery offers 20 illustrations of the bones along the central axis of the body including the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage.

A picture of the backbone.

Backbone

A picture of the backbone.

A picture of the backbone.

Backbone

A picture of the backbone.

A human skull viewed from the top.

Cranium

A human skull viewed from the top.

A bone in the human skull that consists of two portions, a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. This bone does a part in protecting your brain from harm.

Frontal Bone

A bone in the human skull that consists of two portions, a vertical portion and a horizontal portion.…

A bone in the human skull that consists of two portions, a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. This bone does a part in protecting your brain from harm.

Frontal Bone

A bone in the human skull that consists of two portions, a vertical portion and a horizontal portion.…

A large, triangular bone at the base of the vertebral column at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity.

Sacrum

A large, triangular bone at the base of the vertebral column at the upper and back part of the pelvic…

Human skeleton standing upright.

Human Skeleton

Human skeleton standing upright.

Human skull.

Skull

Human skull.

Picture of the skull, showing the hole which the backbone connects to the base of the skull.

Skull

Picture of the skull, showing the hole which the backbone connects to the base of the skull.

"A, Palate process of upper jawbone; B, zygoma, forming zygomatic arch; C, condyle, for forming articulation with atlas; D, foramen magnum; E, occipital bone" — Blaisedell, 1904

Base of skull

"A, Palate process of upper jawbone; B, zygoma, forming zygomatic arch; C, condyle, for forming articulation…

"Showing how the Bones of the Skull may be artificially deformed by "head-binding." From the photograph of a "triangular" skull found in an Indian grave in Ancon, Peru." — Blaisedell, 1904

Deformed skull

"Showing how the Bones of the Skull may be artificially deformed by "head-binding." From the photograph…

"A, frontal bone; B, parietal bone; C, temporal bone; D, sphenoid bone; E, malar bone; F, upper jawbone; G, lower jawbone" — Blaisedell, 1904

Human skull

"A, frontal bone; B, parietal bone; C, temporal bone; D, sphenoid bone; E, malar bone; F, upper jawbone;…

A human skull viewed from the left side.

Human Skull

A human skull viewed from the left side.

"The Top of the Skull, showing the Sutures." — Blaisedell, 1904

Top of skull

"The Top of the Skull, showing the Sutures." — Blaisedell, 1904

A bone situated at the base of the skull in front of the temporals and basilar part of the occipital.

Sphenoid Bone

A bone situated at the base of the skull in front of the temporals and basilar part of the occipital.

"The <em>spine</em> or backbone, serves as a support for the whole body. It is made up of a number of seperate bones called vertebrae, between which are placed elastic pads, or cushions, of cartilage." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Spinal column

"The spine or backbone, serves as a support for the whole body. It is made up of a number of…

The spinal column. 1, 2, and 3: Vertebrae. 4 and 5: The sacrum and cocyx bones of the pelvis. 6: Processes.

Spinal Column

The spinal column. 1, 2, and 3: Vertebrae. 4 and 5: The sacrum and cocyx bones of the pelvis. 6: Processes.

"One of two skulls discovered in 1886 in the cave of Spy (Belgium). Notice the prominent eyebrow ridges, the low, retreating forehead, the strong and well-developed lower jaw."&mdash;Webster, 1913

Skull of the Man of Spy

"One of two skulls discovered in 1886 in the cave of Spy (Belgium). Notice the prominent eyebrow ridges,…

Bones situated at the sides and base of the skull. Each consists of five parts: the squama, the petrous, mastoid, and tympanic parts, and the styloid process.

Temporal Bone

Bones situated at the sides and base of the skull. Each consists of five parts: the squama, the petrous,…

"The <em>ribs</em> are long, flat, and curved bones which bend round the chest somewhat like the hoops of a barrel. There are twenty-four ribs, twelve on each side." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Thorax

"The ribs are long, flat, and curved bones which bend round the chest somewhat like the hoops…