Pectoral Girdle

(anterior) coracoid process

(one of the two superior projections) process above the glenoid cavity that permits muscle attachment

acromioclavicular joint (AC)

A simple joint where the bony projections of the scapula and the clavicle meet at the top of the shoulder.

The pectoral girdle consists of what two bones that frame the shoulder?

Clavicle and Scapula

(posterior) acromion

a superior projection of the scapula that forms a joint with the lateral portion of the clavicle called the acromioclavicular

sternal end of clavicle

articulates with sternum

subscapular fossa of scapula

broad indentation found on anterior surface of the body

infraspinous fossa

depression inferior to spine of scapula

supraspinous fossa

depression superior to spine of scapula

spine of scapula

prominent ridge found on the posterior surface

scapula

roughly triangular shaped bone with superior, lateral, and medial borders

glenoid cavity of scapula

shallow depression on its lateral surface that forms the shoulder joint with the humerus

clavicle

small s shaped bone known as the collar bone (connects the arm to the body)

The corners of the "triangle" are known as...

superior, lateral, and inferior angles

body

the scapula's broad flat surface