ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The bones that connect the upper extremity to the trunk are the clavicle, or collar bone, and the scapula, or shoulder blade. The parts of them that we can feel beneath beneath the skin can be seen in this dissection: here’s the spine of the scapula, here’s the clavicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Collar bone, also known as the clavicle, is a thin S-shaped bone that is present between the breastbone and shoulder blade. It is almost 6 inches long and is the only bone that lies horizontally in our body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The scientific name for the collarbone is the clavicle. It is commonly called the collarbone because it is located between the shoulder blade and the breastbone, just about where a collar of a shirt would lie. The collarbone is considered to be a long bone because it is longer than it is wide.