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called the collar bone or clavicle, and behind by a flat bone 

 called the shoulder blade or scapula. Their outer ends 

 meet and form a support for the arm. 



The upper arm has one long bone 

 called the humerus. The forearm has a 

 long bone on its thumb side called the 

 radius, and another on its little finger side 

 called the ulna. The wrist has eight 

 rounded bones called carpal bones. The 

 palm of the hand has five long bones 



The pelvis. 



called metacarpal bones. The fingers have 

 fourteen slender bones called phalanges. 



Two irregular and massive rings of 

 bone form the hip bones. With the sa- 

 crum they form a ring called the pelvis. 

 The body sits upon the lower part of 

 each hip bone. The pelvis forms the 

 bottom of the abdomen. 

 The bones of the leg have nearly the same plan and 

 arrangement as those of the arm. The thigh has one long 

 bone called the femur. In front of the knee is a flat bone 



The spinal 

 column. 



