Bone: Glenoid cavity
Glenoid fossa of right side.
Left scapula. Lateral view.
Latin	c. glenoidalis
Gray's	subject #50 207

On the lateral angle of the scapula is a shallow pyriform, articular surface, the glenoid cavity (or glenoid fossa of scapula from Greek: gléne, "socket"), which is directed lateralward and forward and articulates with the head of the humerus; it is broader below than above and its vertical diameter is the longest.

The cavity surface is covered with cartilage in the fresh state; and its margins, slightly raised, give attachment to a fibrocartilaginous structure, the glenoid labrum, which deepens the cavity.

View of left Scapula showing Glenoid cavity "2"

[edit] External links

• Diagram at cerrocoso.edu
• SUNY Figs 03:02-07
• Glenoid+fossa at eMedicine Dictionary

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