Supraspinatous fossa
| 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 |
The supraspinatous fossa (supraspinatus fossa, supraspinous fossa) of the posterior aspect of the scapula is smaller than the infraspinatous fossa, concave, smooth, and broader at its vertebral than at its humeral end. Its medial two-thirds give origin to the Supraspinatus.
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Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind.
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