ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

SKELETAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The collarbone is the common name for the clavicle
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It receives its name from Latin clavicula ‘little key’ because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is abducted. The clavicle is the most commonly fractured bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of a pair of bones at the base of the front of the neck. The collarbones connect the breastbone to the shoulder blades. Also called clavicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -clavicle, also called collarbone, curved anterior bone of the shoulder (pectoral) girdle in vertebrates; it functions as a strut to support the shoulder.

Detailed explanation-4: -The clavicles connect the breastbone to the shoulder blades. Also called collarbone.

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