A.

Clavicle (Collarbone)
Is a commonly fractured bone that forms the pectoral (shoulder) girdle with the scapula,
which connects the upper limb to the sternum (axial skeleton), by articulating with the sternum
at the sternoclavicular joint and with the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular
joint.

Is the first bone to begin ossification during fetal development, but it is the last one to
complete
ossification, at approximately 21 years of age.
Is the only long bone to be ossified intramembranously and forms from somatic lateral plate
mesoderm.

Fracture of the clavicle may result from a fall on the shoulder or outstretched
hand or may be caused during delivery through the birth canal of a baby who
is breech presentation. Its fracture occurs most commonly at the junction of its middle and lateral
thirds, resulting in upward displacement of the proximal fragment and downward displacement of
the
distal fragment. It may cause injury to the brachial plexus (lower trunk), fatal hemorrhage from
the
subclavian artery, and thrombosis of the subclavian vein, leading to pulmonary embolism.