Scapula

Question 1

Superior angle of scapula

Answer 1

-Level of T2 spinous process; insertion of the levator scapula

Question 2

Inferior angle of the scapula

Answer 2

Level of the T7

-The latissimus dorsi touches a portion of the inferior angle

Question 3

Glenoid cavity

Answer 3

• Site of the glenohumeral joint
• Shallow structure that is deepened by the glenoid labrum
• Where head of humerus articulates

Question 4

Medial border of scapula

Answer 4

-Thickened site of attachment for the rhomboid major and rhomboid minor

Question 5

Lateral border of scapula

Answer 5

-Thickened for muscle attachment for the teres minor and teres major

Question 6

Superior border of scapula

Answer 6

• Site of attachment for omohyoid muscle

- Location of the Suprascapular notch

Question 7

Spine of the scapula

Answer 7

• Attachment for trapezius Flat to increase the surface area for muscle attachment
• Extends past the glenoid cavity and widens into the acromion

Question 8

Acromion

Answer 8

• Height of the shoulder

- Lateral to the corocoid processArticulates with the clavicle

Question 9

Coracoid process

Answer 9

• Means crow (looks like a perch or a beak)

- Site of muscle and ligament attachment (pectoralis major and branch or biceps brachii)

Question 10

Suprascapular notch

Answer 10

• Sometimes covered by the transverse scapular ligament

- To create a foramen and allow passage of a nerve and an artery