Definition of Scapula. Meaning of Scapula. Synonyms of Scapula

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Definition of Scapula

Scapula
Scapula Scap"u*la (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. Scapul[ae], E. Scapulas. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.

Meaning of Scapula from wikipedia

- The sca**** (pl.: sca****e or sca****s), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar...
- A winged sca**** (sca**** alata) is a skeletal medical condition in which the shoulder blade protrudes from a person's back in an abnormal position. In...
- thoracic vertebrae of the spine and laterally to the spine of the sca****. It moves the sca**** and supports the arm. The trapezius has three functional parts:...
- border of the sca****. It is innervated by the long thoracic nerve from the brachial plexus. The serratus anterior acts to pull the sca**** forward around...
- of the sca**** (with its site of insertion extending between the superior angle of the sca**** superiorly, and the junction of spine of sca**** and medial...
- "shoulder", pl.: acromia) or summit of the shoulder is a bony process on the sca**** (shoulder blade). Together with the coracoid process, it extends laterally...
- Located directly above the first rib, it acts as a strut to keep the sca**** in place so that the arm can hang freely. At its rounded medial end (sternal...
- human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the sca**** (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as ****ociated...
- The rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle of the back that connects the sca**** with the vertebrae of the spinal column. It originates from the spinous...
- The spine of the sca**** or sca****r spine is a prominent plate of bone, which crosses obliquely the medial four-fifths of the sca**** at its upper part...