Supraspinatous fossa
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| Bone: Supraspinatous fossa | |
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| Left scapula. Dorsal surface. ("Supra-spinatous" fossa visible at upper right.) | |
| Latin | fossa supraspinata |
| Gray's | subject #50 203 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | f_14/12376748 |
The supraspinatous fossa (supraspinatus fossa, supraspinous fossa) of the scapula, smaller than the infraspinatous fossa, is concave, smooth, and broader at its vertebral than at its humeral end; its medial two-thirds give origin to the Supraspinatus.
Additional images
 Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind. |
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