Answer the Following Questions with Reference to the Bones Listed

question 37

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions with reference to the bones listed below. Answers may be used more than once or not at all.
-This bone is not part of the appendicular skeleton.

• A)clavicle
• B)lumbar vertebra
• C)tibia
• D)phalanges
• E)Metacarpal

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