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POSTERIOR SHOULDER
Bones
There are three bones that make up the foundation of
the posterior shoulder region of the upper limb:
 | Clavicle |
 | Scapula |
 | Upper posterior humerus |
Here are the major parts of of these bones:
Clavicle
 | sternal end |
 | acromial end |
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Scapula
- spine
- acromion
- superior border
- supraspinous fossa
- infraspinous fossa
- medial (vertebral) border
- lateral (axillary) border
- inferior angle
- superior angle
- glenoid fossa (lateral angle)
- coracoid process
- superior scapular notch
- subscapular fossa
- supraglenoid tubercle
- infraglenoid tubercle
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| posterior humerus |
- head
- neck
- greater tubercle
- deltoid tuberosity
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