Assertion: clavicle | /r/CapableOf | connect axial skeleton
Facets:
value: at the acromion of the scapula
type: LOCATION
value: to the appendicular skeleton
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: at the sternum
type: OTHER
value: to the upper extremity
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The clavicle has many important functions: it connects the axial skeleton to the upper extremity; it contributes to the motion and stability of the upper extremity; and, with the subclavius muscle, it provides protection to the underlying neurovascular structures (i.e., subclavian vessels and brachial plexus).6,7 Malunion may impair these functions.
text: The clavicle is considered a bone of the upper limb because it connects the axial skeleton at the sternum, to the appendicular skeleton, at the acromion of the scapula, part of the upper limb.