The term "innominate" is used for?

A bone and an artery

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A bone and a vein

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A bone and a nerve

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A vein and a nerve

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Solution

The correct option is A A bone and an artery
The term innominate means unnamed or anonymous. It is often used to refer to certain anatomical structures that have a descriptive name rather than precise ones. In humans this termed is used to refer to the hip bone and brachiocephalic artery.
Hence, the correct answer is 'A bone and an artery'.

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