part of part of develops from develops from postcranial axial skeleton AAO:0000034 XAO:0003073 post-cranial axial skeleton FMA:71221 MIAA:0000148 VSAO:0000093 UBERON:0002090 VHOG:0000317 EHDAA:5049 axial skeleton TAO:0000317 previous some AOs had used the term 'axial skeleton' to include the skull. This is being resolved (see tracker items above). Status: MA - fixed. ZFA:0000317 MA:0002986 MAT:0000148 EHDAA2:0000161 EFO:0000942 The postcranial subdivision of skeleton structural components forming the long axis of the vertebrate body; in Danio, consisting of the notochord, vertebrae, ribs, supraneurals, intermuscular bones, and unpaired median fins; in human consists of the bones of the vertebral column, the thoracic cage and the pelvis[ZFA+FMA]. sclerotome axial skeleton plus cranial skeleton subdivision of skeleton postcranial axial skeletal system