The skeletal system is divided into the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, thorax, and hyoid. The appendicular skeleton includes the bones of the shoulders, upper limbs, lower limbs, and pelvic girdle. Bones are classified based on their shape as long, short, flat, irregular, or sesamoid. Bones provide structure, protection, movement, mineral storage, and blood cell formation. The microscopic structure of compact bone consists of osteons (Haversian systems) containing lacunae and canaliculi. Bones develop through either intramembranous or endochondral ossification.