The Clavicle
Functions
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Attaches the upper limb to the trunk
Protects neurovascular structures supplying the upper limb
Transmits force to the axial skeleton
Structure
Sternal end
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Contains large facet for articulation with the manubrium – sternoclavicular joint
Inferior surface has an oval depression for the costoclavicular ligament (of the SC joint)
Shaft
Origin and attachments for:
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Deltoid
Trapezius
Subclavius
Pectoralis major
Sternocleidomastoid
Sternohyoid
Acromial end
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Small facet for articulation with the acromion
Conoid tubercle – attachment for conoid ligament (medial part of coracoclavicular ligament)
Trapezoid line – attachment for trapezoid ligament (lateral part of coracoclavicular ligament)