Pectoral part of left pectoral girdle

Looks like

The front part of the shoulder girdle region: collarbone, the chest muscles attached to it and the tissues over the front of the shoulder.

What it does

Links the arm to the breastbone and trunk at the front.

Keeping it well

Collarbone fractures are common in falls; most heal without surgery.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Shoulder dislocation
• Tetanus