Infraspinatous fossa
| Bone: Infraspinatous fossa | |
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| Left scapula. Dorsal surface. ("Infra-spinatous" fossa visible at bottom right.) | |
| Latin | fossa infraspinata |
| Gray's | subject #50 203 |
The infraspinatous fossa (infraspinatus fossa, infraspinous fossa) of the scapula is much larger than the supraspinatous fossa; toward its vertebral margin a shallow concavity is seen at its upper part; its center presents a prominent convexity, while near the axillary border is a deep groove which runs from the upper toward the lower part.
The medial two-thirds of the fossa give origin to the Infraspinatus; the lateral third is covered by this muscle.
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Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from .
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