scapula
Also called the shouder blade, either of two large, roughly triangular flat bones found on either side of the upper back, and forming part of the pectoral (shoulder) girdle of vertebrates. The scapula provides for the firm attachment of muscles that move the forelimb and an articulation for the humerus at the glenoid cavity. It is joined to the clavicle in front.
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