SHOULDER SCAPULAR REGION 



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following is the manner in which it is distributed. It 

 springs from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, turns 

 round the lower border of the subscapularis, and proceeds 

 backwards, with the posterior circumflex artery of the 



M. triceps 

 (cap. long.) 



Groove for circumflex 

 artery of scapula 

 (O.T. dorsahs 

 scapulae) 



M. latissimus dorsi (scapular slip) 

 FIG. 24. Dorsum of Scapula with the Attachments of the Muscles mapped out. 



humerus, through the quadrilateral space. Reaching the 

 posterior aspect of the limb, it divides into an anterior and 

 a posterior division. The articular branch takes origin 

 from the trunk of the nerve, and enters the joint below the 

 subscapularis muscle. The posterior division gives off the 

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