Scapula

Joe Muscolino

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    NOTES:

    1. The word coracoid comes from Greek for raven (korax) and resembling (oid) because it resembles a raven’s beak.
    2. Acromion literally means tip of shoulder; Greek: akron means tip; omos means shoulder.
    A posterior view of the scapula on the right side of the body.

    A posterior view of the scapula on the right side of the body.

     

    An anterior view of the scapula on the right side of the body.

    An anterior view of the scapula on the right side of the body.

     

    A lateral view of the scapula on the right side of the body.

    A lateral view of the scapula on the right side of the body.

     

    A superior view of the scapula on the right side of the body.