Infraspinatous fossa

Infraspinatous fossa
File:Infraspinatous fossa of left scapula01.png Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa labeled at center.
Details
Latin	fossa infraspinata
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	f_14/12376085
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of bone [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

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.

Additional images

• Infraspinatus fossa of left scapula- animation.gif

  Left scapula. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.

• Infraspinatus fossa - animation.gif

  Animation. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.

• Infraspinatous fossa of scapula01.png

  Still image.

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  Left scapula. Dorsal surface. ("Infra-spinatous" fossa visible at bottom right.)

• Scapula post.jpg

  Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa not labeled, but visible at center.

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  Infraspinatus muscle seen from behind.

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  Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind.

References

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

External links

• Anatomy figure: 03:01-10 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center