Sydney wants to explain the concept of the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.  if she uses an analogy of a coat rack, what would the different parts of the picture represent?

The human skeleton can be divided in 2 parts: axial and appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton is composed by the skull, spine and ribs. The appendicular skeleton refers to the limbs (both arms and legs).

Using the metaphor of the coat rack, the axial skeleton would be the central pole of the rack and the appendicular skeleton would be both the pieces where you hang the coats and the feet or base of the coat rack.

He will explain like:

Axial skeleton: The middle stand or pipe of coat rack.

Appendicular skeleton: The two peripheral side pipes on which coat is hanged and the base of rack with the help of which it is standing.

Human skeleton is perfect pattern of bones to structure and support the body.

It is divided into two parts:

b is the correct answer