Preferred Label : lateral border of scapula;
Uberon definition : The lateral border (or axillary border, or margin) is the thickest of the three borders
of the scapula. It begins above at the lower margin of the glenoid cavity, and inclines
obliquely downward and backward to the inferior angle. Immediately below the glenoid
cavity is a rough impression, the infraglenoid tuberosity, about 2.5 cm. in length,
which gives origin to the long head of the Triceps brachii; in front of this is a
longitudinal groove, which extends as far as the lower third of this border, and affords
origin to part of the Subscapularis. The inferior third is thin and sharp, and serves
for the attachment of a few fibers of the Teres major behind, and of the Subscapularis
in front.;
Uberon synonym : axillary border of scapula; margo lateralis (scapula);
Uberon related term : lateral part of scapula;
Origin ID : 0007173;
Uberon cross reference
The lateral border (or axillary border, or margin) is the thickest of the three borders
of the scapula. It begins above at the lower margin of the glenoid cavity, and inclines
obliquely downward and backward to the inferior angle. Immediately below the glenoid
cavity is a rough impression, the infraglenoid tuberosity, about 2.5 cm. in length,
which gives origin to the long head of the Triceps brachii; in front of this is a
longitudinal groove, which extends as far as the lower third of this border, and affords
origin to part of the Subscapularis. The inferior third is thin and sharp, and serves
for the attachment of a few fibers of the Teres major behind, and of the Subscapularis
in front.
