What is the common name for the bone at the lateral point of the shoulder girdle?

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The shoulder girdle is made up of two bones: the clavicle (collarbone) and the scapula (shoulder blade). The lateral point of the shoulder girdle refers to the outer, lateral aspect where the shoulder blade sits and forms the rounded contour of the shoulder, via its acromion process. This bone is the scapula, which is the anatomical name you’ll see in diagrams, and it’s the bone responsible for the shoulder’s broad, flat surface and the connection to the upper arm bone at the glenohumeral joint. The clavicle lies more anteriorly as the horizontal bone that connects the sternum to the scapula, and the humerus and radius are parts of the arm, not the shoulder girdle bones in question.