How to Pronounce Spine of Scapula

Say it like this: **spyn uv SKAP-yoo-lah**. The first word rhymes with "line," the second word is just "of," and the last part sounds like "SKAP" (rhymes with "map") followed by "yoo-lah." The stress falls on the first syllable of scapula: SKAP.

Break it down like this: **spine** (1 syllable) + **of** (1 syllable) + **scap-u-la** (3 syllables). That gives you 5 syllables total: spine / of / scap / u / la.

The stress lands on the **first syllable: SKAP**. A common mistake is stressing the middle syllable (saying "skuh-PYU-luh"), but that's incorrect. The correct way is **SKAP-yoo-lah**, with the emphasis on "skap."

Scapula is the medical name for your **shoulder blade**—the flat, triangular bone you can feel on the back of your shoulder. When doctors say "scapula," they just mean this bone.

**Spine** here doesn't mean your backbone; it means a **ridge or sharp edge** on a bone. **Scapula** comes from Latin and means **shoulder blade**. So "spine of scapula" literally means "the ridge on the shoulder blade."

It's a **bony ridge that runs diagonally across the back of your shoulder blade**. You can feel it as a bump if you run your hand across the back of your shoulder—it's a normal part of your skeleton.

Yes! **Supraspinous** and **infraspinous** are related terms—they describe areas above and below the spine of the scapula. **Subscapular** refers to the underside of the scapula. All three terms share the word "scapula."

You might hear: "The spine of scapula is the bony landmark you can feel on the back of your shoulder." Or in medical training: "The instructor pointed to the spine of scapula on the skeleton model."