Scapula
A flat triangular blade with a spine dividing the supraspinous from the infraspinous fossa, an acromion at the spine's lower end, and a glenoid cavity for the humerus.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Thoracic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Measured on the specimen
What the scapula is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
- Humerus4%
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Scapula
- Latin (NAV)
- Scapula
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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