Shoulder blade

SHOULDER BLADE

It is a very flat, even bone that can be translucent at certain points. Forms the dorsal part of the shoulder girdle.

It has a triangular shape with two faces, three edges and three angles.

Dorsal Face

Scapula Spine & #8211; Separates the supra and infraspinatus fossae

Acromium & #8211; It is located at the end of the spine

Supraspinous Fossa & #8211; It is concave and smooth, located above the spine

Infraspinous Fossa & #8211; It is concave and located below the spine

Costal Face

Subscapular Fossa

Scapular Notch & #8211; Semi-circular notch located on the lateral portion and formed by the base of the coracoid process

Coracoid Process & #8211; Curved and thick process near the shoulder blade

Lower Angle & #8211; Thick and rough

Higher Angle & #8211; Thin, smooth and rounded

Side Angle & #8211; It is expanded in a thick process. Enter shoulder joint

Glenoid Cavity & #8211; It is an excavation of the scapula that articulates with the humerus.

Supra-Glenoid Tuber & #8211; It is located above the glenoid cavity

Infra-Glenoid Tuber & #8211; It is located below the glenoid cavity

THE Scapula articulates with two bones: humerus and collarbone.

SCOPE & #8211; PREVIOUS VIEW

Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.

SCOPE & #8211; BACK VIEW

Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.

SCOPE & #8211; SIDE VIEW

Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.

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