THE SCAPULA 



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rises from an oblique line running forward and outward from 

 attachment of the conoid ligament on the superior surface. 

 The coracoacromial ligament is attached to the outer border, 

 the conjoined tendon of the coracobrachialis and biceps to its 

 apex, and the pectoral is minor to its inner border and adjacent 

 part of the superior surface. The tip of the coracoid is about 

 one and one-half inches distant from the apex of the acromion. 



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SUPERIOR ANGLE 



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The right scapula, dorsal view. (Testut.) 



The external angle of the scapula is the thickest part of the 

 bone; it is called the head, supported on a neck. The head 

 bears the glenoid cavity; this is slightly concave, looks outward, 

 forward, and slightly upward. It is pyriform, with its narrow 

 end above, and measures If inches by 1^ inches (40 mm. by 

 30 mm.). Above it is a supraglenoid tubercle for the long head 

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