The pectoral girdle
A) attaches the lower limb to the body.
B) consists of the clavicle and scapula.
C) is part of the axial skeleton.
D) is attached to the body only where the clavicle attaches to the vertebrae.
E) has all of these characteristics.

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The pectoral girdle consists of the clavicle and scapula. It does not attach the lower limb to the body, is not part of the axial skeleton, and is attached to the body at other points besides where the clavicle attaches to the vertebrae.

The Pectoral Girdle