Talk:Scapula

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Contents 1 Terminology 2 Injury 3 A medical-related question 4 Function

[edit] Terminology

Shouldn't we use latin terminology? Studying medicine in Denmark, I'm only familiar with the latin terminology. As far as I known, Terminologia Anatomica (Latin) is the the international standard for anatomical terminology, and wikipedia being an international encyclopedia, we should use Latin. Mr Mo 15:15, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Probably. Feel free to read through the Manual of Style for medicine-related articles, and alter the article to your taste — Jack · talk · 18:46, Tuesday, 19 June 2007

[edit] Injury

Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Lakers had a torn labrum this season. I understand it's a piece of cartilage on the scapula. Can someone talk about the labrum in this article?

I believe you're looking for the Glenoid labrum, a lip-like projection of cartilage on the scapula — Jack · talk · 18:39, Tuesday, 19 June 2007

[edit] A medical-related question

I'm actually able to extend my scapula by locking my shoulder muscle and pushing. I have never seen anybody else capable of extending their scapula like me. Is this unusual? I've been able to do it for a long time, but I can only do it with my right arm. Thanks in advance. Vagrant 04:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Function

What does this bone actually do? It seems kind of awkward-looking; surely there must be more efficient ways of attaching the arm to the ribcage? The article doesn't seem to say — Jack · talk · 18:34, Tuesday, 19 June 2007

I think the bone is there for the action of pushing (particularly while lying down or on the ground on all fours). If evolution is correct, we gained this bone from our four-legged friends. This bone is useful for stabilizing the body and reducing damage while on 4 legs or pushing something. If you watch a cat walk, you'll see this bone jut out of their backs slightly. It looks like it stabilizes their body by placing excess movement in a different direction than the body. Vagrant 07:03, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Should be more on dynamic function (as opposed to static anatomy) in the article... AnonMoos (talk) 07:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)