▁at ▁their ▁for ked ▁ends ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁the ▁basket ▁can ▁expand ▁and ▁contract ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁breath ing ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁ab d omen . ▁ ▁The ▁sc ap ula ▁is ▁relatively ▁straight ▁and ▁about ▁six ▁to ▁seven ▁times ▁longer ▁than ▁wide ; ▁its ▁upper ▁end ▁is ▁missing . ▁Its ▁lower ▁end ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁sem ic irc ular ▁cor ac oid . ▁The ▁fur cul a ▁is ▁broad ▁and ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁U - sh aped ▁with ▁its ▁two ▁branches ▁ang led ▁at ▁ 1 2 5 ° . ▁The ▁for el imb ▁is ▁rather ▁long ; ▁its ▁length ▁is ▁equal ▁to ▁ 4 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁length ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁pel vis . ▁Es pecially ▁the ▁hand ▁is ▁el ong ated ▁as ▁is ▁typical ▁for ▁com ps ogn ath ids ; ▁for ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁that ▁group ▁Sci p iony x ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁short ▁hand , ▁however . ▁The ▁hum er us ▁is ▁straight ▁with ▁a ▁moder ately ▁developed ▁del to pect oral ▁cr est . ▁The ▁ul na ▁is ▁sl ender ▁and ▁cyl inder - sh aped ▁with ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁hum er us . ▁The ▁w rist ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁elements ▁only : ▁a ▁radial ▁b one ▁c apping ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁radius ▁and ▁a ▁disc - sh aped ▁b one ▁below ▁it ; ▁this ▁is ▁either ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁first ▁lower ▁car pal ▁or ▁a ▁perfect ▁se am less ▁fusion