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Scapula

Morphology, orientation, landmarks, attachments, and clinical implications of the scapula.

  • 33 explained questions
  • 21 flashcards
  • 88 estimated course minutes

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What you will learn

  • Locate and orient an isolated scapula from its surfaces, borders, and articular areas.
  • Describe the costal and dorsal surfaces, their fossae, the spine, acromion, borders, and angles.
  • Analyze the glenoid cavity, neck, and coracoid process in lateral view.
  • Map the muscular and ligamentous attachments of the scapula.
  • Relate fractures of the neck or pillar and suprascapular nerve entrapment to the relevant anatomical landmarks.

Course outline

  1. The scapula within the upper limb

    A global map of the shoulder girdle, the thoracic position of the scapula, and its principal directions.

    10 min

  2. Surfaces, fossae, and borders

    The landmarks of the costal and dorsal surfaces, the three borders, and the features used to identify and orient the scapula.

    22 min

  3. Angles, glenoid cavity, and processes

    The organization of the three angles and the detailed anatomy of the glenoid cavity, neck, acromion, and coracoid process.

    18 min

  4. Attachment map

    The complete distribution of muscular and ligamentous attachments across the surfaces, borders, angles, and processes.

    22 min

  5. Clinical implications

    Three anatomical situations linking fractures of the neck or pillar and suprascapular nerve entrapment to their bony landmarks.

    16 min

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