Scapula: Simply put the Scapula is the bone that connects the humerus to the calvicle, though the scapula is anything but simple. It is quite possibly the most ingeniously designes bone int he human body. In a larger more systemic picture the scapula forms the posterior portion of the shoulder girdle, the mechanism that mobilizes the arm & the "shoulder". The Scapula can be broken down into many bony landmarks.
The spine is the prominent or palpable part of bone, which crosses obliquely separating the supra- from the infraspinatous fossa. It begins at the medial or vertical border where at the insertion of the lower part of the Trapezius glides, and, gradually becomes more elevated, ending in the acromion, which overhangs the shoulder-joint.

The Acromion from the Greek Akros or "highest" forms the summit of the shoulder as well as the articulation with the clavicle forming the acromioclavicular joint with the corresponding ligaments.
There are also the divisions by fossa: sub-scapular, supraspinatous fossa & infraspinatious fossa.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of the divisions of the scapula but a perusal of its most prominent features.
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