scapula
Sign in to saveThe scapula (: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on either side of the body being roughly a mirror image of the other. The name derives from the Classical Latin word for trowel or small shovel, which it was thought to resemble.
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The scapula, commonly called the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects your upper arm bone to your collar bone and forms a key part of your shoulder structure. You have two scapulae (one on each side of your body), and they work together with their connected bones to enable arm movement and shoulder function.
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Key facts
- Bone.Name
- Scapula
- Bone.Latin
- scapula (omo)
- Bone.Image
- Pectoral girdle front diagram.svg
- Bone.Image2
- Scapula - posterior view2.png
- Bone.Caption2
- The upper picture is an anterior (from the front) view of the thorax and shoulder girdle. The lower picture is a posterior (from the rear) view of the thorax (scapula shown in red).
via Wikipedia infobox
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20 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Surfaces
- Front or subscapular fossa
- Back
- Side
- Angles
- Borders
- Development
- Function
- Movements
- Clinical significance
- Scapular fractures
- Scapular dyskenesis
- Etymology
- In other animals
- In dinosaurs
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The scapula (: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on either side of the body being roughly a mirror image of the other. The name derives from the Classical Latin word for trowel or small shovel, which it was thought to resemble.
In compound terms, the prefix omo- is used for the shoulder blade in medical terminology. This prefix is derived from ὦμος (ōmos), the Ancient Greek word for shoulder, and is cognate with the Latin , which in Latin signifies either the shoulder or the upper arm bone.