Name the parts of the skeleton where the following are located: tranverse process, glenoid cavity, shoulder -blade, acetabulum.

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Solution

Transverse processes are located in vertebral body (vertebral column).
Glenoid cavity articulates with the head of the humerus and is located in shoulder.
Shoulder blade is known as the scapula. It is bone that connects upper arm bone (humerus) with collar bone (clavicle).
Acetabulum is a cavity in which head of the femur articulates. Located in the pelvic cavity.

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