Acromial angle is a prominent bony point at the junction of the lateral border of
acromion
In human anatomy, the acromion (from Greek: ''akros'', "highest", ''ōmos'', "shoulder", : acromia) or summit of the shoulder is a bony process on the scapula (shoulder blade). Together with the coracoid process, it extends laterally over the sh ...
and the
spine of scapula
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.
Structure
It begins at the vertica ...
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[Werner Platzer]
"Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Volume 1"
George Thieme Verlag (2008) pp. 110-111.
Additional images
File:Acromial angle of left scapula - animation01.gif, Left scapula. Animation. Acromial angle is shown in red.
File:Acromial angle of scapula - animation01.gif, Position of acromial angle (shown in red). Animation.
File:Scapula post - acromial angle of left scapula.png, Left scapula. Posterior view. Acromional angle labeled in red.
File:Acromial angle of left scapula04.png, Medial view of left scapula. Acromional angle shown in red.
See also
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Acromion
In human anatomy, the acromion (from Greek: ''akros'', "highest", ''ōmos'', "shoulder", : acromia) or summit of the shoulder is a bony process on the scapula (shoulder blade). Together with the coracoid process, it extends laterally over the sh ...
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Spine of scapula
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.
Structure
It begins at the vertica ...
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