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Coracoid process
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<p>The coracoid <a href="/facts/Process_(anatomy)/IglUglyL">process</a> (from <a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a> κόραξ, raven) is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the <a href="/facts/Scapula/CTHFHgx4">scapula</a> (hence: coracoid, or "like a raven's beak"). Pointing laterally forward, it, together with the <a href="/facts/Acromion/PUjQNQzB">acromion</a>, serves to stabilize the <a href="/facts/Glenohumeral_joint/5JJKnAn0">shoulder joint</a>. It is <a href="/facts/Palpation/6tnvdcJY">palpable</a> in the <a href="/facts/Deltopectoral_groove/9heYkds8">deltopectoral groove</a> between the <a href="/facts/Deltoid_muscle/se9ub2Ld">deltoid</a> and <a href="/facts/Pectoralis_major_muscle/TYGcRM1U">pectoralis major muscles</a>. </p>