Shoulder girdle
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shoulder-girdle-215-50862
title:
Shoulder girdle
text:
The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle is the set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side. In humans, it consists of the clavicle and scapula; in those species with three bones in the shoulder, it consists of the clavicle, scapula, and coracoid. Some mammalian species have only the scapula. The pectoral girdles are to the upper limbs as the pelvic girdle is to the lower limbs; the girdles are the part of the appendicular skeleton that anchor the appendages to
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description:
Set of bones which connects the arm to the axial skeleton on each side
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_girdle
date created:
2006-01-10T07:24:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T15:55:40Z
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