Anatomical cavity for the proximal articular surface of the proximal limb or fin element with the scapulocoracoid or equivalent structure. [ PHENOSCAPE:ad ]
Synonyms: cavitus glenoidalis glenoid cavity cavitas glenoidalis scapulae glenoid cavity of scapula glenoid facet
Term information
- Wikipedia:Glenoid_cavity
- FMA:23275
- SCTID:181914008
- AAO:0000749
- NCIT:C32682
- EMAPA:25122
- UMLS:C1261046 (ncithesaurus:Glenoid_Fossa)
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Cavity for the articulation of the forelimb formed by the scapula, coracoid, and clavicle.[AAO]
FMA also has classes for the bony parts around the cavity - these may be more useful than the cavity term itself
The glenoid fossa can be associated with the metapterygium in sarcopterygians, or either the meso- or propterygium in basal gnathostomes such as Chondrichthyans