Superior border of scapula
- Superior border of scapula
Infobox Bone
Name = Superior border of scapula
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Caption = Left scapula. Dorsal surface. (Superior border labeled at center top.)
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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.
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