Landmark · Skeletal system
Infraspinous fossa
Fossa infraspinata
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Scapula
DescriptionUnreviewed
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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Names
- Latin
- Fossa infraspinata
- English
- Infraspinous fossa
- French
- Fosse infra-épineuse
- Spanish
- Fosa infra-espinosa
- Portuguese
- Fossa infraspinosa