Term Name: postcranial axial skeleton
Synonyms: axial skeleton, post-cranial axial skeleton
Definition: 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].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002090]

Relationships
is part of: axial skeleton plus cranial skeleton postcranial axial skeletal system
has parts: abdominal scute axial ossicle bony plate caudal appendage caudal region of vertebral column caudal rod caudal scute cervical region of vertebral column dorsal scute interhaemal bone intermuscular bone lateral bone lumbar region of vertebral column nuchal plate series parapophysis postcranial axial cartilage sacral region of vertebral column supraneural element synarcual region of vertebral column thoracic skeleton transverse radial urostyle
is a type of: subdivision of skeleton