Scapular cartilage
Cartilago scapulae
A broad plate that widens the shoulder blade for the attachment of the rhomboid and serratus muscles.
- System
- Cartilage
- Region
- Thoracic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The upper edge of the scapula.
- Action
- A broad plate that widens the shoulder blade for the attachment of the rhomboid and serratus muscles.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Scapular cartilage
- Latin (NAV)
- Cartilago scapulae
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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