Axial skeleton anatomy The adult axial skeleton consists of 80 bones. It’s made up of the bones that form the vertical axis of the body, such as the bones of the head, neck, chest, and spine.

Paleontologists in Portugal Are Excavating a Dinosaur Skeleton the Size of a Four-Story House—One ... their digs have yielded vertebrae, ribs, and other parts of the creature’s axial skeleton.