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- part of the upper girdle
- S-shaped
- makes two joints: the sternoclavicular and the acromioclavicular
- collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum
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- part of the pectoral girdle
- also called the shoulder blade
- most notable features include the spine, acromion, coracoid process, and the glenoid activity
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- longest strongest bone of the free part of the upper limb
- goes from shoulder to elbow
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- the longer of the two forearm bones
- located medial to the radius
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- lies lateral to the ulna
- extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wristand runs parallel to the ulna
- articulates with wrist joint
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- wrist bone
- there are two rows, 8 small bones
- cluster of bones that allow to move and rotate vertically
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- intermediate part of the hand located in between the phalanges and the carpus
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- those that form the fingers
- classified as long bones
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- composed of the clavicle and the spacula
- also known as shoulder girdle
- collarbone
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- Proximal Row: Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform
- Distal Row: Trazeium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
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