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The' supraspinous and infraspinous fossae are of equal extent 

 (Figs. 35 and 36). The neck is short. The spine of the 



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Fig. 35. — Scapula of the Dog : Left Side, External Surface. 



I. Posterior or axillary border ; 2, superior or spinal border ; 3, anterior 

 or cervical border ; 4, spine of scapula ; 5 , coracoid process ; AA^, length 

 of spinal border. 



scapula becomes more and more prominent towards its 

 inferior extremity, where it ends in a twisted and inflexed 

 portion, which represents the acromion process ; this pro- 



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Fig. 36. — Left Scapula of the Cat : External Surface. 



I, Posterior or axillary border ; 2, superior or spinal border ; 3, anterior 

 or cervical border; 4, spine of the scapula; 5, coracoid process; AA^, 

 length of the spinal border. 



cess terminates at the level of the glenoid cavity. The 

 coracoid process is represented by a small tubercle, slightly 



