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Infraspinous fossa

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Infraspinatous fossa
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa labeled at center.
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Identifiers
Latinfossa infraspinata
TA98A02.4.01.008
TA21151
FMA23272
Anatomical terms of bone

The infraspinous fossa (infraspinatus fossa or infraspinatous 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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References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 203 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)