Talk:Clavicle

IIRC only primates have clavicles, but I'm not sure. Anyone clarify? Preacherdoc 18:32, 16 July 2006 (UTC)Preacherdoc.

To my knowledge, only animals that fly and climb do have clavicles (e.g. not animals walking on four legs). The main function for the clavicle is to keep the upper extremity hanging on the lateral side of the thorax.

/ Mats Halldin 13:21, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for reply. I thought birds had a furcula rather than clavicles. Do bats have clavicles?Preacherdoc 21:35, 22 July 2006 (UTC).

Clavicales are only present in thosemammals who use or used their upper limbs for prehension.^[1]

I've been studying the two photos for a while. Isn't this in fact the right, not the left, clavicle? Compare to the two illustrations (of the left clavicle) in Gray's Anatomy.
Mats Halldin 13:21, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

I think you may be right (no pun!). The lower photograph clearly shows the tubercle for attachment of the coraco-clavicular ligament, which is always at the distal end on the inferior aspect. This would make it the right clavicle. Another awkward bone to lateralise is the fibula. Preacherdoc 21:35, 22 July 2006 (UTC).

Ok, thanks! I changed the captions in the article.

/ Mats Halldin 08:34, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I just put (arms) next to uper limbs in the "functions" section just to let u know

T-o-b-y-k-n-i-g-h-t-s 07:53, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

What is this reference? 198.54.202.94 (talk) 19:38, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I saw once a documentary about mutations and there were shown people that can normally live from birth without clavicles, theres a mutation causing it - and can be traced back for 2 hundred years to an Arabic trader who settled there, but I can't find any info about it on the web pwjbbb (talk) 11:26, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

'It acts as a shunt to keep the scapula in position so the arm can hang freely'

Is supposed to be strut rather than shunt? **HH**

That should be strut. I've changed it. Visium 16:23, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I have just started anatomy at a juinor college so I am not qualified to say which is correct but, one sentence says the clavicle is a flat bone and another sentence says it is a long bone. 75.57.148.140 (talk) 22:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

To my knowledge, it is somewhere in between. In terms of composition, it is more like a flat bone, but functionally, it is more like a long bone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.151.134.160 (talk) 06:34, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

The article also describes the Clavicle as a short bone (first sentence, main section.) Surely it cannot be both a long bone and a short bone? Kuperov (talk) 22:26, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Coming back to this, major anatomical sources consistently list it as a long bone. Besides this article (occasionally) and websites referencing it, there is little to no reference of it being a flat bone. GCBioAnat (talk) 03:13, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Please tell me an answer as soon as possible. If my quess is not right please tell me which bone is the weakest in the human body. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.19.190.51 (talk) 02:02, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

I believe that's correct, the clavicle is the weakest and the femur is the strongest. 205.133.161.55 (talk) 22:20, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

I removed the following references from the article because:

1. The following two were added 7 October 2005 and nothing remains of what was in the article then. It's simply not possible to attribute any content to these references.

• Chung, Kyung (2007). Board Review Series: Gross Anatomy (6th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781771740. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Tilley, Larry P.; Smith, Francis W. K.; Allen, Dana. Stedman's Medical Dictionary (27th ed.). ISBN 978-0781745468. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

2. This third reference was added the same day by the same contributor (diff) and this information is no longer in the article.

• Anderson, Kenneth N.; Anderson, Lois E.; Glanze, Walter D. (eds.). Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0815148005. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

--Fama Clamosa (talk) 17:59, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

The etymology should be included.Curb Chain (talk) 03:55, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm a total rookie at changing stuff on here, but "clavicula" means "tendril," according to Haubrich's Medical Meanings. He writes, "The shape of the thin, curved bone connecting the sternum and the scapula suggests the tendril of a vine." He claims that the idea that the word comes from the diminutive of "clavis" (key) is erroneous. I'm not bold enough to make the change on the page, mainly because of the citation. Drawingnearisgood (talk) 23:38, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Does anyone know the etymology of "wishbone"? Hypershock (talk) 23:24, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Trapezius muscle is listed as a superior attachment then later as a posterior attachment. Shanghai killer whale (talk) 11:27, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Could readily be merged into Clavicle # Clinical significance. This would enhance the quality of the information displayed on that page and, by virtue of providing some context, benefit readers. If there is enough content in the future, this article could be re-created LT910001 (talk) 01:10, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Disagree with this suggested merger. Mid-clavicular line is an anatomical descriptive term, relating to an anatomical plane in the human thorax. In a physical examination the clavicle is used as the reference location point, given the ease with which it can be identified in a range of patient of different shapes and sizes. Drchriswilliams (talk) 21:45, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Merged to Anatomical terms of location#Surface and other landmarks and the Clinical significance info to Clavicle Iztwoz (talk) 08:52, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

I think you should have an etymology for this site. I'm making a workbook about our body and it would be really helpful if you could add in an etymology to the Wikipedia here, as the page for the Humerus has an etymology already, so please add the etymology of this word, tqsm (short for of thank you so much, I'm so used to the gamers way of saying it!)!!! 161.142.184.108 (talk) 04:05, 19 April 2022 (UTC)