Spine of scapula

Spine of scapula
Left scapula seen from behind
(spine of scapula shown in red)
Position of spine of scapula shown in red
Details
Identifiers
Latinspina scapulae
TA98A02.4.01.005
TA21147
FMA13453
Anatomical terms of bone

The spine of the scapula or scapular spine is a prominent plate of bone, which crosses obliquely the medial four-fifths of the scapula at its upper part, and separates the supra- from the infraspinatous fossa.