The glenoid cavity (or glenoid fossa of scapula from gléne, `socket`) is a part of the shoulder. It is a shallow pyriform, articular surface, which is located on the lateral angle of the scapula. It is directed laterally and forward and articulates with the head of the humerus; it is broader below than above and its vertical diameter is the lon.....
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(from the article `scapula`) ...that articulates with the clavicle, or collarbone, in front and helps form the upper part of the shoulder socket. The lateral apex of the triangle ... ...forelimb consists of a scapula and a single coracoid process. The pectoral girdle of the lizard consists of bones formed in cartilage—the scapula ....
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The cavity at the top of the scapula that forms the socket of the shoulder joint, into which the head of the humerus fits.
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Synonym for mandibular fossa ... A deep hollow in the squamous portion of the temporal bone at the root of the zygoma, in which rests the condyle of the mandible. ... Synonym: cavitas glenoidalis, fossa mandibularis, articular fossa of temporal bone, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a depression in the lateral angle of the scapula for articulation with the humerus.
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A socket located on the upper outer portion of the shoulder blade.
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Type: Term Synonyms: mandibular fossa
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The glenoid cavity forms the upper, lateral angle of the scapula, facing to the side of the body. This cavity serves as a site of articulation with the head of the humerus, or upper arm bone. Just to the posterior of the glenoid cavity is the acromion, which juts out from the spine of the scapula on its dorsal surface.
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