furcula

furcula bone

Dermal bone that develops from the fusion of the paired clavicle condensations in Archosauria. Serves as both an attachment site for pectoral musculature as well as a mechanical strengthening/ spacing element in the pectoral girdle. [PHENOSCAPE:ad].

Type Bone
Structure parente pectoral girdle bone
Nom latin furcula bone

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What is the furcula?
Dermal bone that develops from the fusion of the paired clavicle condensations in Archosauria. Serves as both an attachment site for pectoral musculature as well as a mechanical strengthening/ spacing element in the pectoral girdle. [PHENOSCAPE:ad].
What is the Latin name for the furcula?
The Latin name for the furcula is furcula bone.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.