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There is one bone that is known by laymen as the shoulder blade and it is called the Scapula. It is a fairly large flat triangular shape that is connected to the posterior of the ribcage by the subscapular muscles.
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∙ 13y agoThe shoulder consists of one bone called the Scapula. If you touch your shoulder blade this is the bone that you feel. The scapula articulates with the clavicle(collar bone) and humerus(upper arm bone).
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∙ 13y agoThe clavicle is the bone of the shoulder. It connects to the scapula which is the shoulder blades on the back. Technically, the clavicle is the shoulder bone.
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How many bones are in the shoulder?
there are 4 bones in the shoulder
How many bones in a human shoulder the answer?
The shoulder is an area, not a specific bone. Some are humerus, scapula, clavicle.
How many shoulder bones are there?
There is one shoulder bone in humans, the scapula or shoulder blade. The clavicle (collarbone) is a modified rib and more properly considered part of the chest bones.
What is clavicle bone Name the bones in shoulder?
Collar bone
How many bones in shoulder bones?
The human shoulder is a joint consisting of bones, muscles, and ligaments. The two shoulders are located beneath the head connecting the arm and the chest. Each shoulder consists of 2 bones, the clavicle and the scapula, and collectively both shoulders account for 4 bones in the body.
What is the scientific name for the shoulder bone?
There are two bones which make up the shoulder, the bone more commonly known as the collar bone is the clavicle and the bone more commonly known as the shoulder blade is the scapula.
What is another name for the shoulder blade and what two bones attach to it?
The shoulder blade is called the scapula. The bones that articulate with it are the clavicle (collar bone) and the humerus (upper arm bone).
What bones are in the shoulder?
The shoulder is a point in the body where several bones join, but I'm going to assume you're asking for the correct name of specifically the shoulder blade bone that connects most of those bones in the shoulder together. It's called a scapula.
How many bones in humerus?
The humerus is just one bone. It is located between the shoulder and elbow and is also known as the upper arm bone.
Scientific name of shoulder bone?
The scientific name of your shoulder bone is The Scapula
Are shoulder bones called insertions?
no a shoulder bone is called a clavicle which is a scientific name.
Arm consists of how many bones?
The arm consists of 1 bone the Humerus. The forearm has two bones: the Radius and the Ulna. There are 3 bones in total from the shoulder to the wrist.
