Glenoid cavity

Glenoid cavity

Infobox Bone
Name = Glenoid cavity
Latin = c. glenoidalis
GraySubject = 50
GrayPage = 207


Caption = Glenoid fossa of right side.


Caption2 = Left scapula. Lateral view.
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DorlandsPre = c_16
DorlandsSuf = 12220465
On the lateral angle of the scapula is a shallow pyriform, articular surface, the glenoid cavity (or glenoid fossa of scapula from Greek: "gléne", "socket"), which is directed lateralward and forward and articulates with the head of the humerus; it is broader below than above and its vertical diameter is the longest.

The surface is covered with cartilage in the fresh state; and its margins, slightly raised, give attachment to a fibrocartilaginous structure, the glenoid labrum, which deepens the cavity.

External links

* [http://athletics.cerrocoso.edu/sportsmedicine/Shoulder_GlenoidCavity.jpgDiagram at cerrocoso.edu]
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