Superior angle of scapula

Superior angle of scapula
Bone: Superior angle of scapula
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Left scapula. Dorsal surface. (Medial angle labeled at upper right.)
Latin angulus superior scapulae
Gray's subject #50 206

The superior angle of the scapula (or medial angle), formed by the junction of the superior and vertebral borders, is thin, smooth, rounded, inclined somewhat lateralward, and gives attachment to a few fibers of the Levator scapulae.

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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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eBones of upper limbs (TA A02.4, GA 2.200–230)
Pectoral girdle,
clavicle
Scapula
Humerus
Forearm
Hand

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superior angle of scapula is at the approximate level of T2 verterbra


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