EP HUMAN BIOLOGY-MODIFIED MASTERING
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The human skeleton consists of 206 bones. It is the structural framework of the body. The skeleton is categorized into an axial and appendicular skeleton. The upper limb and lower limb are the part of the appendicular skeleton system.
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