The conoid ligament is the posterior and medial fasciculus of the
coracoclavicular ligament
The coracoclavicular ligament is a ligament of the shoulder. It connects the clavicle to the coracoid process of the scapula.
Structure
The coracoclavicular ligament connects the clavicle to the coracoid process of the scapula. It it is not par ...
. It is formed by a dense band of fibers, conical in form, with its base directed upward.
It is attached by its apex to a rough impression at the base of the
coracoid process
The coracoid process (from Greek κόραξ, raven) is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the scapula (hence: coracoid, or "like a raven's beak"). Pointing laterally forward, it, together with t ...
on the
scapula
The scapula (plural scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on eith ...
, medial to the
trapezoid ligament; above, by its expanded base, to the
conoid tubercle on the under surface of the
clavicle
The clavicle, or collarbone, is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are two clavicles, one on the left and one on the r ...
, and to a line proceeding medialward from it for 1.25 cm.
These ligaments are in relation, in front, with the
subclavius and
deltoid muscle
The deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the human shoulder. It is also known as the 'common shoulder muscle', particularly in other animals such as the domestic cat. Anatomically, the deltoid muscle appears to be made up o ...
s; behind, with the
trapezius
The trapezius is a large paired trapezoid-shaped surface muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae of the spine and laterally to the spine of the scapula. It moves the scapula and supports th ...
.
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Ligaments of the upper limb
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