<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 71222 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The appendicular skeleton is the portion of the skeleton of vertebrates consisting of the bones that support the appendages . Appendages appeared as fins in early fish, and subsequently evolved into the limbs of tetrapods . The appendicular skeleton includes the skeletal elements within the limbs, as well as supporting pectoral and pelvic girdles in the case of tetrapods (these are lacking in fish). The word appendicular is the adjective of the noun appendage, which itself means a part that is joined to something larger . </P> <P> Of the 206 bones in the human skeleton, the appendicular skeleton comprises 126 . Functionally it is involved in locomotion (lower limbs) of the axial skeleton and manipulation of objects in the environment (upper limbs). </P>

The appendicular skeleton is made up of bones of the