The clavicle bone refers to the

  1. Shoulder blade
  2. Collar bone
  3. Jaw bone
  4. Breast bone

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Option 2 : Collar bone
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Option 2 is correct, i.e. Collar's bone.

Key Points

  • In human anatomy, the clavicle or collarbone is a long bone that serves as a strut between the scapula (shoulder blade) and the sternum (breastbone).
  • The mandible forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place.

Additional Information

The human skeleton is made up of 206 bones, including bones of the:

  • Skull:  including the jaw bone
  • Spine: cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone (coccyx)
  • Chest: ribs and breastbone (sternum)
  • Arms: the shoulder blade (scapula), collar bone (clavicle), humerus, radius and ulna
  • Hands: wrist bones (carpals), metacarpals and phalanges
  • Pelvis: hip bones
  • Legs: the thigh bone (femur), the kneecap (patella), the shin bone (tibia) and the fibula
  • Feet: tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges.
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