Musculoskeletal / VISUAL EXPLAINER
Where Does Your Collarbone Meet Your Breastbone?
The inner end of the clavicle meets the manubrium at the sternoclavicular joint. This is the upper-limb girdle’s bony articulation with the axial skeleton; ligaments stabilize it, while muscles and other soft tissues also connect the girdle to the trunk.
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Navy and gold anatomy poster titled Where Does Your Collarbone Meet Your Breastbone? An anterior upper chest shows pale ivory clavicles, sternum and ribs, with translucent shoulders. Labels identify the clavicle, manubrium and a cyan-highlighted medial sternoclavicular joint. A circular lower-left closeup shows pale fibrous supporting ligaments spanning the medial clavicle and sternum. Text identifies the joint as the upper limb girdle’s only bony articulation with the axial skeleton and clarifies that muscles and other soft tissues also connect the girdle to the trunk. Gold AllHumanBody.com and the full project slogan appear at the bottom.
How to interpret this poster
- External ligament envelope is simplified, not an articular-disc section or map of every ligament. Only bony articulation is meant, not only attachment; no reduction or manipulation advice.
- AI-assisted educational illustration; not physician certification, microscopy, a diagnosis or individualized medical advice.
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EVIDENCE / CONTEXT
Sources and what they support
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons / ASES reviewed ↗
SC joint location, skeletal linkage and ligament support.
- OpenStax anatomical textbook ↗
Medial clavicle–manubrium articulation and unique bony linkage.