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Of the three borders of the scapula
Scapula

In anatomy, the scapula, omo, or shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle .The scapula forms the posterior part of the shoulder girdle....
, the superior border (or superior margin) is the shortest and thinnest; it is concave, and extends from the medial angle to the base of the coracoid process.

At its lateral part is a deep, semicircular notch, the scapular notch, formed partly by the base of the coracoid process.

This notch is converted into a foramen
Foramen

In anatomy, a foramen is any opening....
 by the superior transverse ligament, and serves for the passage of the suprascapular nerve
Suprascapular nerve

The suprascapular nerve arises from the trunk formed by the union of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. It innervates the supraspinatus muscles and infraspinatus muscles....
; sometimes the ligament is ossified.

The adjacent part of the superior border affords attachment to the Omohyoideus.








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Of the three borders of the scapula
Scapula

In anatomy, the scapula, omo, or shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle .The scapula forms the posterior part of the shoulder girdle....
, the superior border (or superior margin) is the shortest and thinnest; it is concave, and extends from the medial angle to the base of the coracoid process.

At its lateral part is a deep, semicircular notch, the scapular notch, formed partly by the base of the coracoid process.

This notch is converted into a foramen
Foramen

In anatomy, a foramen is any opening....
 by the superior transverse ligament, and serves for the passage of the suprascapular nerve
Suprascapular nerve

The suprascapular nerve arises from the trunk formed by the union of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves. It innervates the supraspinatus muscles and infraspinatus muscles....
; sometimes the ligament is ossified.

The adjacent part of the superior border affords attachment to the Omohyoideus.

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