Superior border of scapula

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.

External links

• lesson1bonesofpostshoulder at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• Anatomy at Dartmouth shoulder/bones/bones2

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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.