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The pectoral girdle, which functions to attach the upper limbs to the body, serves as a point of origin for many muscles that move the upper limb (humerus), neck and trunk. The pectoral girdle is composed of the clavicle (collar bone) and scapula (shoulder blade).
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Is the pectoral or pelvic girlde lightweight?
The pectoral girdle is typically lighter in weight compared to the pelvic girdle. This is because the pectoral girdle is designed for more flexibility and mobility in upper body movements, while the pelvic girdle provides support and stability to the lower body.
What is the pectoral girdle in a dog fish shark?
A collection of cartilaginous elements that support the paired pectoral fins.
The forelimbs on a frog attach to the central skeleton by first attaching to the girdle?
pectoral girdle
What is the scientific name for shoulder girdle?
The scientific name for the shoulder girdle is "pectoral girdle." It is the set of bones that connect the upper limbs to the axial skeleton.
What does the pectoral girdle support and protect?
The pectoral girdle supports and protects the shoulder joints and helps in the movement of the arms. It consists of the clavicle and scapula bones, providing attachment points for muscles that move the arms and shoulders. The pectoral girdle also helps protect the underlying structures like blood vessels and nerves.
Compare the pectoral and pelvic girdles in terms of flexibility allowed?
Flexibility: pectoral girdle is more flexible-less ligaments, ball and socket joint is shallower Security: pelvic girdle is more secure, deeper socket. there are more dislocated shoulders than dislocated hips ability to bear weight: pelvic girdle can bear more weight-the pelvic girdle has bones that are fused (os coxa) and a joint with the sacrum. the pectoral girdle has a little bone called the clavicle connecting it to the body wall.
Why doesnt the pectoral girdle satisfy the features of a true girdle?
The pectoral girdle lacks a complete encirclement of the body and does not provide the same level of support and protection as a true girdle, such as the pelvic girdle. It is more involved in facilitating movement of the upper limbs rather than providing structural support for the torso.
Girdle formed by the articulation of the hip bones and the sacrum?
Pectoral Girdle
Is scapular girdle and pectoral girdle same?
Yes, the scapular girdle is the same as the pectoral girdle, they both refers exactly to the same anatomical components. Please see Dorland's Medical Dictionary--both terms refers to the "cingulum pectorale."Hope this helps.Tony Palomo
Is it true that the pectoral girdle is formed by the articulation of the hip bones and the sacrum?
No - the pectoral girdle refers to the shoulders. The two bones that make up the pectoral girdle are the scapula and clavicle.
What are the 2 girdles of human body?
The pelvic girdle and the thoracic girdle. You are familiar how a body girdle goes around the body. These are the same. They make a girdle around the chest and around the pelvis.
What is the posterior portion of pectoral girdle?
the scapula (shoulder blade) and the clavicle (collarbone) make up the pectoral girdle. Each upper limb articulates with the trunk at the pectoral girdle, or shoulder girdle The pectoral girdle consists of two broar, flat scapulae and the two slender, curved clavicles. Each clavicle articulates with the manubrium of the sternum; these are the only direct connections between the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton. Skeletal muscles support and position each scapula, which has no bony or ligamentous connections to the thoracic cage.
