pectoral girdle: clavicle

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pectoral girdle

clavicles + scapula

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clavicle/collarbone

slender, slightly curved long bone

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sternal end

medial end, attaches to manubrium

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acromial end

flattened, lateral end, articulates with scapula

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trapezoid line

inferior aspect, attachment site for ligament

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coNOID tubercle

attachment site for ligament

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the clavicle provides attachment sites for

muscles

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the clavicle acts as anterior braces/struts

which hold the scapulae and arms laterally away from the thorax

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the clavicle transmits compression forces from

upper limbs to the thorax