Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Supraspinatous fossa shown in red.
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Supraspinatous fossa shown in red.
Details
Identifiers
Latin
fossa supraspinata
TA98
A02.4.01.007
TA2
1150
FMA
23269
Anatomical terms of bone
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The supraspinous fossa (supraspinatus fossa, supraspinatous fossa) of the posterior aspect of the scapula (the shoulder blade) is smaller than the infraspinous 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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The supraspinousfossa (supraspinatus fossa, supraspinatous fossa) of the posterior aspect of the scapula (the shoulder blade) is smaller than the infraspinous...
scapula. The portion above the spine is called the supraspinousfossa, and that below it the infraspinous fossa. The two fossae are connected by the spinoglenoid...
is a relatively small muscle of the upper back that runs from the supraspinousfossa superior portion of the scapula (shoulder blade) to the greater tubercle...
inferior to the superior transverse scapular ligament and enters the supraspinousfossa. It then passes beneath the supraspinatus and curves around the lateral...
fossa of the scapula. The glenohumeral joint has been analogously described as a golf ball (head of the humerus) sitting on a golf tee (glenoid fossa)...
innervated by the axillary nerve. Supraspinatus: originates on the supraspinousfossa and inserts on the greater tubercle of the humerus. It acts to extend...
passes through the supraspinousfossa and turns around the lateral border of the spine of the scapula and supplies the infraspinous fossa as far as the inferior...
spinoglenoid notch) is a notch which serves to connect the supraspinousfossa and infraspinous fossa. It lies immediately medial to the attachment of the acromion...
plantigrade. As a "hook-and-pull" digger, the giant anteater has a large supraspinousfossa which gives the teres major more leverage—increasing the front limbs'...
locomotion. Chimpanzee scapulas also possess a considerably larger supraspinousfossa, allowing for a larger supraspinatus muscle. Through the process of...
the suprascapular notch in some cases. The artery then enters the supraspinousfossa of the scapula. It travels close to the bone, running through the...
2 1 supraspinatus Upper limb, Shoulder, rotator cuff, Right/left supraspinousfossa of scapula superior facet of greater tubercle of humerus suprascapular...
the supraspinousfossa is broader than the infraspinous fossa, but camels have narrower scapulae, especially in distal (back) ends of the supraspinous fossa...
scapula Middle of lateral surface of shaft of humerus Supraspinatus Supraspinousfossa of scapula Greater tubercle of humerus Adduction (30°–40°) Sternal...
nearly parallel cranial and caudal borders. The cranially protruding supraspinousfossa is similar to that of other arctoids but unlike the straighter cranial...
the lateral side of the vertebrae. Latissimus dorsi: originates at the supraspinous ligament & thoracolumbar fascia, inserts in the humerus. Antagonist to...
other cynodonts. There was a deep infraspinous fossa on the side of the scapula, but a supraspinousfossa was seemingly absent. The glenoid facet of the...
absent in 13% of cadavers. When present it extends towards the ischioanal fossa travelling along the ischial ramus and fusing with the obturator fascia...
longitudinal ligaments, the ligamenta flava, and the interspinous and supraspinous ligaments. It reduces the range of movement of the lumbosacral joint...
anterior and posterior ligaments, ligamenta flava, interspinous and supraspinous ligaments, and synovial joints between the articular processes of the...