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glenoid cavity

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glenoid cavity [¦gle‚nȯid ′kav·əd·ē]
(anatomy)
The articular surface on the scapula for articulation with the head of the humerus.


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9 Persistent arthritis of the immature produces a maldeveloped proximal humerus and glenoid cavity (Fig.
raises it away from the midline of the body) and stabilizes the head of the humerus in the glenoid cavity (the point of articulation in the scapula).
They have started with the shoulder joint, where the knobbed end of the upper arm bone - the humerus -- fits into the concave glenoid cavity, a shallow "socket" along the upper, outer edge of the shoulder blade.
 
 
 
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