M11- A3 : Clavicle Ligaments

3. The weight of the upper limb is transmitted to axial skeleton by all except:

a. Coraco-acromial ligament.

b. Claviculo-clavicular ligament.

c. Costo-clavicular ligament.

d. Acromio-clavicular ligament.





The answer is obvious from the above diagram, as coraco-acromial is between the two parts of the scapula itself.

Coraco-clavicular is the major ligament transmitting upper limb weight to the clavicle.




STERNO-CLAVICULAR JOINT:



Answer: c. Coraco-acromial ligament.