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Question
Write the difference between Pectoral and Pelvic girdle.
Solution
| Pectoral girdle | Pelvic girdle | |
| 1. | It is located on the posterolateral side of the top part of the thorax. | It is positioned in the bottom portion of the trunk. |
| 2. | It consists of two different bones: the scapula and the clavicle. | It comprises two identical bones, the innominate. |
| 3. | The scapula and clavicle are not separated into any other form of bone. | Each innominate bone has three bones: ilium, ischium, and pubis. |
| 4. | It offers articulation for the arm bones. | It articulates the leg bones. |
| 5. | It has a shallow concavity at its lateral angle, and the glenoid cavity is used to articulate the head of the humerus. | It has a deep, cup-shaped hollow acetabulum in the centre of its lateral surface. |
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