Is the Coracoid Process Palpable?
The Coracoid Process Is Palpable Just Below the Lateral End of the Clavicle (Collar Bone). It Is Otherwise Known as the "Surgeon's Lighthouse" Because It...
The coracoid process is palpable just below the lateral end of the clavicle (collar bone). It is otherwise known as the "Surgeon's Lighthouse" because it serves as a landmark to avoid neurovascular damage.
Which part of the scapula Cannot be felt?
Throughout its whole length the lateral border is thickly covered with muscles and cannot be felt satisfactorily in the living subject. The medial border (vertebral border) of the scapula extends from the inferior to the superior angle.
Is the coracoid process proximal?
Coracoid/Conjoined Tendon
This structure passes from the tip of the coracoid process (the proximal extent of dissection) to the anterior humeral shaft. The coracoid process also serves as the point of attachment of the coracoacromial ligament laterally and the pectoralis minor tendon medially (Fig.