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The Upper Extremities; the bones of the extremities include the longest bones

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clavicle   The collarbone or clavicula; a curved bone that joins with the sternum medially and the acromion process of the scapula  
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clavicular   Pertaining to the collarbone  
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scapula   The shoulder blade; a large flat triangular bone  
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glenoid   socket-like; resembling a socket  
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acromion   The lateral extension of the projecting spine of the scapula. Projects over the shoulder joint forming the highest point of the shoulder  
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humerus   The upper arm bone. The head of the proximal end fits into the glenoid cavity. The distal end articulates with the bones of the forearm  
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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 from the wrist to the elbow. The proximal end forms the olecranon process or elbow  
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carpus   The eight bones of the wrists; the wrist  
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metacarpus   The five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers.  
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phalanx   Any bone of a finger or toe, each finger or toe having three such bones and the thumb and great toe having two. The three bones are the proximal, middle and distal bones  
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phalanges   (pl.) (fuh-LAN-jees)  
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