Identify the ligament that attaches to a cone-like tubercle.

Identify the ligament that attaches to a cone-like tubercle.

• A. Lateral condyle of femur
• B. Conoid ligament
• C. Coracoid process
• D. Scapular notch

Answer: (B)

The cone-like tubercle is the conoid tubercle on the inferior surface of the clavicle. The ligament that attaches there is the conoid ligament, a part of the coracoclavicular ligand complex. It runs from this clavicular cone-shaped attachment to the coracoid process of the scapula, helping secure the clavicle to the scapula and stabilize the shoulder joint. The trapezoid ligament attaches to a different clavicular landmark (the trapezoid line), and the other options describe structures not associated with this specific clavicular attachment.

The cone-like tubercle is the conoid tubercle on the inferior surface of the clavicle. The ligament that attaches there is the conoid ligament, a part of the coracoclavicular ligand complex. It runs from this clavicular cone-shaped attachment to the coracoid process of the scapula, helping secure the clavicle to the scapula and stabilize the shoulder joint. The trapezoid ligament attaches to a different clavicular landmark (the trapezoid line), and the other options describe structures not associated with this specific clavicular attachment.