Scapula Flashcards
Describe the scapular and location
Triangular-flat bone located posterolaterally to the Thorax over lying 2th to 7th rib
The spine of the scapula is divided into ?
Supraspinous fossa
Infraspinous fossa
Mention the angle of the scapula
Superior angle
Lateral angle
Inferior angle
Mention the border of the scapula
Superior border
Medial border
Lateral border
Which border is the thinnest and shortest of the three borders
Superior border
Describe the division of the spine
It is a convex Posterior surface of the scapula
The lateral border of the scapula is also called?
Axillary border
Because it runs superolaterally toward the apex of the axilla
Primary feature of the head of the scapula
Glenoid cavity
Mention the two joint the humerus with
Glenohumeral joint Elbow joint (radius and ulna )
Which part of the humerus provides attachement and leverage for some scapulohumeral muscles ?
Greater and Lesser tubercle
Intertubercular sulcus also known as
Bicipital groove
The prominent feature of the shaft of humerus ?
Deltoid tuberosity
Radial groove
Primary function of bicipital groove
passage for slender tendon of the long of the biceps muscles
Prominent feature of the shaft of humerus ?
Radial groove
Deltoid tuberosity
What lies in the radial groove ?
Radial nerve
Profundibrachial artery
