conoid ligament

{{Short description|Ligament of the shoulder girdle}}

{{Infobox ligament

| Name = Conoid ligament

| Latin = ligamentum conoideum

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| Caption = The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula. (Conoid visible at upper left.)

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| Caption2 = Glenoid fossa of right side.

| From = Coracoid process (scapula)

| To = Conoid tubercle (clavicle)

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The conoid ligament is the posterior and medial fasciculus of the coracoclavicular ligament. 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 on the scapula, medial to the trapezoid ligament; above, by its expanded base, to the conoid tubercle on the under surface of the clavicle, and to a line proceeding medialward from it for 1.25 cm.

These ligaments are in relation, in front, with the subclavius and deltoid muscles; behind, with the trapezius.