Scapula

Question 1

Scapula is the ________ bone of the shoulder girdle and goes from the __ to __ rib

Answer 1

posterior,

2nd to 7th rib

Question 2

scapula: type of bone

Answer 2

flat

Question 3

anterior surface of scapula is also called

Answer 3

ventral or costal surface

Question 4

anterior surface of scapula VS posterior surface of scapula is directed

Answer 4

anterior - forward and medially due to oblique plane of scapula
posterior - backwards and laterally

Question 5

concavity & what does it form

anterior surface VS posterior surface

Answer 5

anterior - slightly concave to form subscapular fossa

posterior - slightly convex

Question 6

posterior surface is also called

Answer 6

dorsal surface

Question 7

posterior surface is divided by the ______ to form

Answer 7

spine of the scapula

1. small upper area - supraspinous fossa
2. large lower area - infraspinous fossa

Question 8

lateral border vs medial border vs superior border
thickness
length
shape

Answer 8

lateral - thick & oblique
medial - thin & longest & vertical
superior - thin & shortest

Question 9

on the superior border, there is near its lateral end a

Answer 9

supra-scapular notch and coracoid process

Question 10

inferior angle vs superior angle

type of angle and location

Answer 10

inferior - acute angle and lies over 7th rib

superior - right angle and lies over 2nd rib

Question 11

lateral angle is regarded as

Answer 11

head of scapula

Question 12

free surface of lateral angle has

Answer 12

glenoid cavity for articulation of humerus

Question 13

glenoid cavity features

Answer 13

pear shaped & shallow
smooth and covered by hyaline articular cartilage
directed laterally and slightly upwards

Question 14

above glenoid cavity, there is _______

below, there is ______

Answer 14

supra glenoid tubercle (above)

infra glenoid tubercle (below)

Question 15

surfaces and borders of spine of scapula

Answer 15

two surfaces : upper & lower

two borders : posterial and lateral

Question 16

the posterier border of the spine of the scapula is called

Answer 16

the crest of the spine and is felt subcutaneously

Question 17

features of the crest of the spine of the scapula

Answer 17

has upper and lower margins (lips)
has surface in between which shows root of spine (rough near its medial end)
at lateral end, crest bends and turns upwards to form acromion process

Question 18

the lateral border of the spine of the scapula is bound to

Answer 18

spino-glenoid notch

Question 19

acromion process carries

Answer 19

oval facet to articulate with lateral end of clavicle at acromio clavicular joint

Question 20

the lateral border of the acromion process is continuous with the spine at the

Answer 20

acromial angle

Question 21

what makes up the acromion process

Answer 21

medial border, tip, lateral border

Question 22

coracoid process arises from

Answer 22

superior border of scapula and is lateral to supra scapular notch