Collarbone

The clavicle.


One of two long thin bones which join the shoulder blades to the breastbone.


The bone that spans the top of the chest from the upper sternum (breastbone) to an extension of the shoulder blade (scapula). Because the collarbone (also called the clavicle) functions as a strut that forces the shoulder blade out and back to form the shoulder, it is subject to stress and fracture.


 


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