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Bone: Acromion Gray205 left scapula lateral view.png Left
scapula. Lateral view. (Acromion labeled at upper right.)
Gray'ssubject #50 203 Jump to: navigation, search Bone: Acromion
Gray205 left scapula lateral view.png Gray'ssubject #50 203  In
human anatomy, the acromion (from Greek: akros, "highest", ōmos,
"shoulder", plural: acromia) is a bony process on the scapula
(shoulder blade), together with the coracoid process extending
laterally over the shoulder joint. The acromion is a
continuation of the scapular spine, and hooks over anteriorly.
It articulates with the clavicle (collar bone) to form the
acromioclavicular joint.   Human anatomy    Its superior
surface, directed upward, backward, and lateralward, is convex,
rough, and gives attachment to some fibers of the deltoideus,
and in the rest of its extent is subcutaneous. Its inferior
surface is smooth and concave.[1]   Its lateral border is thick
and irregular, and presents three or four tu