| Bone: Superior border of scapula | |
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| Left scapula. Dorsal surface. (Superior border labeled at center top.) | |
| Gray's | subject #50 204 |
Of the three borders of the scapula, the superior border (or superior margin) is the shortest and thinnest
- it is concave, and extends from the medial angle to the base of the coracoid process.
At its lateral part is a deep, semicircular notch, the scapular notch, formed partly by the base of the coracoid process.
This notch is converted into a foramen by the superior transverse ligament, and serves for the passage of the suprascapular nerve; sometimes the ligament is ossified.
The adjacent part of the superior border affords attachment to the Omohyoideus.
External links
- lesson1bonesofpostshoulder at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Anatomy at Dartmouth shoulder/bones/bones2
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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