Inferior Transverse Ligament Of Scapula
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The inferior transverse ligament (spinoglenoid ligament) is a weak membranous band, situated behind the neck of the
scapula The scapula (: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on either side ...
and stretching from the lateral border of the spine to the margin of the
glenoid cavity The glenoid fossa of the scapula or the glenoid cavity is a bone part of the shoulder. The word ''glenoid'' is pronounced or (both are common) and is from , "socket", reflecting the shoulder joint's ball-and-socket form. It is a shallow, pyri ...
. It forms an arch under which the
transverse scapular The suprascapular artery is a branch of the thyrocervical trunk on the neck. Structure At first, it passes downward and laterally across the scalenus anterior and phrenic nerve, being covered by the sternocleidomastoid muscle; it then crosses ...
vessels and
suprascapular nerve The suprascapular nerve is a mixed (sensory and motor) nerve that branches from the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. It is derived from the ventral rami of cervical nerves C5-C6. It provides motor innervation to the supraspinatus muscle, and t ...
enter the
infraspinatous fossa The infraspinous fossa (infraspinatus fossa or infraspinatous fossa) of the scapula The scapula (: scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone ...
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Ligaments of the upper limb {{ligament-stub