Definition: The appendicular skeleton is that part of the skeleton that makes up the extremities, i.e. the arms and the legs. The appendicular skeleton includes the hip/pelvic bone and the sholder girdle (clavicle and scapula).
By Anne Asher, About.com
Updated January 23, 2006
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