page_title: Coracoid process
hierarchical_section_title: Coracoid process
caption_attribution_description: English: Coracoid process of scapula (shown in red). 日本語: 肩甲骨の烏口突起（うこうとっき）。赤色で示す。
context_page_description: The coracoid process is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the scapula. Pointing laterally forward, it, together with the acromion, serves to stabilize the shoulder joint. It is palpable in the deltopectoral groove between the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles.
context_section_description: 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 the acromion, serves to stabilize the shoulder joint.  It is palpable in the deltopectoral groove between the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles.
caption: Left scapula. Anterior view. Coracoid process shown in red.
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