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Division of the Skeleton: The Upper and Lower Extremities

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Definition
clavicle   the collar bone or clavicula  
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clavicular   pertaining to the collar bone  
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scapula   the shoulder blade  
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glenoid   socket-like  
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acromion   the lateral extension of the projecting spine of the scapula  
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humerus   the upper arm bone  
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radius   the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones located on the side of the thumb  
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ulna   the forearm bone on the side of the little finger that extends form the wrist to the elbow  
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carpus   the eight bones of the wrist  
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metacarpus   the five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers  
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phalanx phalanges   any bone of a finger or toe, each finger or toe having three such bones and the thumb and great toe having two  
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acetabulum   the hip socket  
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os innominatum   the innominate bone forming the lateral half of pelvis  
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os coxae   the hip bone or pelvic bone  
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femur   the thigh bone; longest and strongest bone in human body  
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patella   the knee-cap  
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tibia   the shin bone  
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fibula   the smaller lateral bone of the lower leg; one longest and thinnest bone in the body  
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tarsus   the ankle; 7 bones of the ankle including the heel bone  
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calcaneus   the heel bone  
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metatarsus   the part of the foot between the tarsus and the toes  
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phalangeal   pertaining to a phalanx or the phalanges  
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