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===[[Forelimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Scapula|Scapula]]===
===[[Forelimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Scapula|Scapula]]===
[[File:Cambridge Natural History Mammalia Fig 025.png|thumb|right|150px|Canine Scapula, Cambridge Natural History Mammalia Fig 025, Frank E. Beddard, 1902]]
The scapula is the bone found at the most proximal region of the forelimb and provides articulation between the limb and the trunk. The scapula is a flat bone that lies laterally over the thoracic region but does not directly articulate with the ribs and is instead held in place by the '''pelvic girdle'''. Therefore the canine forelimb does not have a direct link with the trunk but instead the scapula provides an anchoring point for a ''synsarcosis'', or arrangement of muscles facilitating the carriage of the weight of the body onto the forelimb.
The scapula is the bone found at the most proximal region of the forelimb and provides articulation between the limb and the trunk. The scapula is a flat bone that lies laterally over the thoracic region but does not directly articulate with the ribs and is instead held in place by the '''pelvic girdle'''. Therefore the canine forelimb does not have a direct link with the trunk but instead the scapula provides an anchoring point for a ''synsarcosis'', or arrangement of muscles facilitating the carriage of the weight of the body onto the forelimb.
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The scapula itself is flat and in the canine is roughly rectangular with a point at the distal end where there is an articulation with the femur. The medial surface of the scapula is generally flat with small prominences facilitating the attachment of muscles including the subscapularis muscle (found within a shallow fossa) and the serratus ventralis.