Name: Pectoral Girdle  
Definition: The set of bones which attach the upper extremity to the torso.
Structure: The scapula, an irregular bone, and the clavicle, a long bone, are the bones of the pectoral girdle. It is a component of the appendicular skeleton. In frogs, each scapula is divided into a scapula and a suprascapula, and each clavicle has two parts; a front part, called clavicle, and a back part called the procoracoid bones.


Function: The pectoral girdle provides a mobile connection of the upper extremity with the torso, based on the attachment of the girdle by several skeletal muscles. The landing of frogs after a leap is cushioned by this structural arrangement.


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