supraspinatous fossa

Bone: Supraspinatous fossa
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.

External links

• SUNY Figs 03:01-02

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