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The scapula (pl.: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar...

function is to lift the scapula. The muscle descends diagonally from its origin to its insertion.: 910  The levator scapulae originates from the posterior...

A winged scapula (scapula alata) is a skeletal medical condition in which the shoulder blade protrudes from a person's back in an abnormal position. In...

The spine of the scapula or scapular spine is a prominent plate of bone, which crosses obliquely the medial four-fifths of the scapula at its upper part...

move the scapula. The upper fibers elevate the scapulae, the middle fibers retract the scapulae, and the lower fibers depress the scapulae. In addition...

Transverse ligament of scapula may refer to: Inferior transverse ligament of scapula Superior transverse scapular ligament This disambiguation page lists...

tendons of the subscapularis muscle. The costal or ventral surface of the scapula presents a broad concavity, the subscapular fossa. The medial two-thirds...

not used in rituals. The size of the scapula correlated to the power stored within, and as such caribou scapulae were individually hung in trees, separated...

within the suprascapular notch. Al-Redouan, Azzat; Kachlik, David (2022). "Scapula revisited: new features identified and denoted by terms using consensus...

scapulae at the serratus anterior and pectoralis muscles. Position of serratus anterior muscle. Scapulae are shown as semi-transparent. Left scapula,...

levator scapulae to the superior angle of the scapula, and then descends under the rhomboid muscles along the vertebral border of the scapula as far as...

muscle, rhomboid minor muscle, and levator scapulae muscle. Dorsal scapular nerve syndrome can cause a winged scapula, with pain and limited motion. The dorsal...

the scapula, downwardly rotating the scapula with respect to the glenohumeral joint. Antagonists to this function (upward rotators of the scapulae) are...

dorsalis scapulae artery) is a branch of the subscapular artery and part of the scapular anastomoses. It curves around the axillary border of the scapula, traveling...

levator scapulae muscle to rotate the scapulae downward. While other shoulder muscles are active, the rhomboid major and minor stabilize the scapula. Position...

rhomboid major, rhomboid minor, and levator scapulae muscles are transferred laterally along the scapula to replace the functions of the lower, middle...

(spinoglenoid ligament) is a weak membranous band, situated behind the neck of the scapula and stretching from the lateral border of the spine to the margin of the...

It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint. The cable...

simply called the rhomboids, are rhombus-shaped muscles associated with the scapula. There are two rhomboid muscles on each side of the upper back: Rhomboid...

the newborn and infant is campomelic dysplasia, where hypoplasia of the scapulae and of the iliac bones with femoral dislocation may also occur. Campomelic...