It is located in the scapular region, lying lateral to the blade bone on the cranial side of the blade ridgelly with the rib cage (plate).
Skeletal Components:
BLADE BONE, SCAPULAR CARTILAGE AND PROXIMAL EPIPHYSIS OF THE HUMERUS.
Muscular Component:
M. SUPRASPINATUS.
Processing:
IT IS SEPARATED FROM THE SUPERFICIAL MUSCLES COVERING THE SCAPULAR AREA AND REMOVED BY CUTTING FROM THE BLADE BONE SURFACE (FOSSA SUPRASPINATUS), BLADE RIDGE AND SCAPULAR CARTILAGE. IT MAY BE PREPARED WITH OR WITHOUT THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE COVER.