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the only major bone that floats, anchored by muscle instead of joints
means The flat, triangular bone on each side of your upper back, also called the scapula, that connects your arm to your collarbone.
from A plain-spoken English compound: "shoulder" (Old English sculdor) plus "blade" (Old English blæd), named for its broad, flat, blade-like shape. "Blade" once meant any wide flat leaf or surface — think the blade of grass or an oar — so the shoulderblade is literally the flat bone of the shoulder. The fancier name "scapula" comes from Latin, possibly tied to a word for digging or shoulder, since some ancient cultures reputedly used such bones as crude shovels.
- true name
- scapula, Latin for digging tool
- wings of myth
- angel wings sprout from this exact spot
- muscle harness
- 17 muscles attach to one scapula
- survival tactic
- floats freely to absorb arm impacts
- vestigial echo
- once helped quadrupeds bear full body weight
scapula — the anatomical bone in humans and vertebrates, 2 per person, connecting arm to thorax
shoulder blade fracture — injury affecting the scapula, common in contact sports like rugby and american football