Scapula Flashcards
Superior angle of scapula
-Level of T2 spinous process; insertion of the levator scapula
Inferior angle of the scapula
Level of the T7
-The latissimus dorsi touches a portion of the inferior angle
Glenoid cavity
- Site of the glenohumeral joint
- Shallow structure that is deepened by the glenoid labrum
- Where head of humerus articulates
Medial border of scapula
-Thickened site of attachment for the rhomboid major and rhomboid minor
Lateral border of scapula
-Thickened for muscle attachment for the teres minor and teres major
Superior border of scapula
- Site of attachment for omohyoid muscle
- Location of the Suprascapular notch
Spine of the scapula
- Attachment for trapezius Flat to increase the surface area for muscle attachment
- Extends past the glenoid cavity and widens into the acromion
Acromion
- Height of the shoulder
- Lateral to the corocoid processArticulates with the clavicle
Coracoid process
- Means crow (looks like a perch or a beak)
- Site of muscle and ligament attachment (pectoralis major and branch or biceps brachii)
Suprascapular notch
- Sometimes covered by the transverse scapular ligament
- To create a foramen and allow passage of a nerve and an artery