Superior angle of scapula

Superior angle of scapula
Posterior surface of left scapula. Superior angle shown in red.
Bones of human back. Superior angles shown in red.
Details
Latin	Angulus superior scapulae
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_42/12136388
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of bone [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The superior angle of the scapula (or medial angle) is formed by the junction of the superior and medial borders of the scapula. The superior angle of scapula is located at approximate the level of the second thoracic verterbra.

The superior angle of the scapula is thin, smooth, rounded, inclined somewhat lateralward, and gives attachment to a few fibers of the levator scapulae muscle.

Additional images

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  Left scapula. Superior angle shown in red.

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  Animation. Superior angles shown in red.

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  Left scapula seen from behind
  (superior angle labeled as medial angle at upper right)

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  Anterior surface of left scapula. Superior angle labelled at top left.

See also

• Inferior angle of the scapula
• Lateral angle of the scapula

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)