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Which bone articulates with the manubrium of the sternum to form the sternoclavicular joint?
Which bone articulates with the manubrium of the sternum to form the sternoclavicular joint?
What projects anteriorly from the anterior surface close to the lateral angle of the scapula?
What projects anteriorly from the anterior surface close to the lateral angle of the scapula?
Which bone has a shaft that is convex anteriorly in its medial half and concave anteriorly in its lateral half?
Which bone has a shaft that is convex anteriorly in its medial half and concave anteriorly in its lateral half?
Which bone bears a shallow fossa called glenoid cavity that articulates with the head of humerus?
Which bone bears a shallow fossa called glenoid cavity that articulates with the head of humerus?
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Which bone divides the posterior surface of the scapula into supraspinous and infraspinous fossae?
Which bone divides the posterior surface of the scapula into supraspinous and infraspinous fossae?
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Study Notes
Scapula and Sternum Anatomy
- The clavicle articulates with the manubrium of the sternum to form the sternoclavicular joint.
Scapula Features
- The coracoid process projects anteriorly from the anterior surface close to the lateral angle of the scapula.
- The shaft of the scapula is convex anteriorly in its medial half and concave anteriorly in its lateral half.
- The scapula bears a shallow fossa called the glenoid cavity that articulates with the head of the humerus.
- The spine of the scapula divides the posterior surface of the scapula into supraspinous and infraspinous fossae.
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Test your knowledge of the bones of the upper and lower limbs, including the clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, hip bone, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, and hand and foot bones. Understand the structure and articulations of the bones in the appendicular skeleton.
