pectoral girdle
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Introduction
An incomplete bony ring Consisting of: Sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular & shoulder joints.
Function
- supports the upper limb, attaching its appendicular skeleton to the axial skeleton.
More general terms
Component of
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999