The location of the clavicle, located on both sides of the anterior upper thorax, can be palpated under the skin for its entire length and is an important bony landmark. The clavicle can be located and touched in the following way: turn your head to the left side, after which a long protruding muscle can be felt in front of the left side of the neck, and this muscle is the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Following this muscle downward, a very obvious bony protrusion can be felt, which is the sternal end of the clavicle. If you follow this bony protrusion in the direction of the shoulder joint, you will be able to feel the full length of the clavicle under the skin. The other side of the clavicle can be touched in the same way. This part of the clavicle is connected to the acromion of the scapula on the outside and to the sternal stalk of the sternum on the inside so that the clavicle can hold the scapula up and out of the thorax for easy movement of the upper limbs. In addition to this, it can also play a protective role for the large blood vessels and nerves of the upper limbs that travel below it.