EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The scapula is a flat, triangular-shaped bone (colloquially as the “shoulder blade"). It is located in the upper thoracic region on the dorsal surface of the rib cage. It connects with the humerus at the glenohumeral joint as well as the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint to form the shoulder joint.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scapula or shoulder blade is the bone that connects the clavicle to the humerus. The scapula forms the posterior of the shoulder girdle. It is a sturdy, flat, triangular bone.

Detailed explanation-3: -The shoulder blade connects the collarbone with the upper arm bone. Also called scapula.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on either side of the body being roughly a mirror image of the other. The name derives from the Classical Latin word for trowel or small shovel, which it was thought to resemble.

Detailed explanation-5: -The thoracic spine is the part of the spine that sits between the shoulder blades (see the illustration below). Arthritis in the thoracic spine may cause pain around your shoulder blades, either because of radiating pain, or tense muscles.