Inferior transverse ligament of scapula

Inferior transverse ligament of scapula
Left scapula. Lateral view. (Ligament not visible, but sites of attachments of the ligament can be seen.)
Details
Fromspine of scapula
Toglenoid cavity
Identifiers
LatinLigamentum transversum scapulae inferius
TA98A03.5.01.004
TA21742
FMA25978
Anatomical terminology

The inferior transverse ligament (spinoglenoid ligament) is a weak membranous band, situated behind the neck of the scapula and stretching from the lateral border of the spine to the margin of the glenoid cavity.

It forms an arch under which the transverse scapular vessels and suprascapular nerve enter the infraspinatous fossa.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 317 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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