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Supraspinous fossa information


Supraspinous fossa
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Supraspinatous fossa shown in red.
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Supraspinatous fossa shown in red.
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Identifiers
Latinfossa supraspinata
TA98A02.4.01.007
TA21150
FMA23269
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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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)...

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innervated by the axillary nerve. Supraspinatus: originates on the supraspinous fossa and inserts on the greater tubercle of the humerus. It acts to extend...

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Scapular anastomosis

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passes through the supraspinous fossa and turns around the lateral border of the spine of the scapula and supplies the infraspinous fossa as far as the inferior...

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Great scapular notch

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spinoglenoid notch) is a notch which serves to connect the supraspinous fossa and infraspinous fossa. It lies immediately medial to the attachment of the acromion...

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Supraspinal

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scapula: supraspinatus muscle supraspinatous fascia supraspinatous fossa supraspinous ligament This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...

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Giant anteater

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plantigrade. As a "hook-and-pull" digger, the giant anteater has a large supraspinous fossa which gives the teres major more leverage—increasing the front limbs'...

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Shoulder girdle

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locomotion. Chimpanzee scapulas also possess a considerably larger supraspinous fossa, allowing for a larger supraspinatus muscle. Through the process of...

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Suprascapular artery

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the suprascapular notch in some cases. The artery then enters the supraspinous fossa of the scapula. It travels close to the bone, running through the...

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2 1 supraspinatus Upper limb, Shoulder, rotator cuff, Right/left supraspinous fossa of scapula superior facet of greater tubercle of humerus suprascapular...

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Anoplotherium

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the supraspinous fossa is broader than the infraspinous fossa, but camels have narrower scapulae, especially in distal (back) ends of the supraspinous fossa...

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Outline of human anatomy

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column Interspinous ligaments Ligamenta flava Intertransverse ligaments Supraspinous ligament Ligamentum nuchae Anterior longitudinal ligament Posterior longitudinal...

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List of movements of the human body

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Eoarctos

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nearly parallel cranial and caudal borders. The cranially protruding supraspinous fossa is similar to that of other arctoids but unlike the straighter cranial...

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Muscular system of the horse

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the lateral side of the vertebrae. Latissimus dorsi: originates at the supraspinous ligament & thoracolumbar fascia, inserts in the humerus. Antagonist to...

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Brasilodon

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other cynodonts. There was a deep infraspinous fossa on the side of the scapula, but a supraspinous fossa was seemingly absent. The glenoid facet of the...

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Sacrotuberous ligament

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absent in 13% of cadavers. When present it extends towards the ischioanal fossa travelling along the ischial ramus and fusing with the obturator fascia...

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Ligament

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posterior longitudinal ligament Of vertebral arches ligamenta flava supraspinous ligament nuchal ligament interspinous ligament intertransverse ligament...

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Iliolumbar ligament

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longitudinal ligaments, the ligamenta flava, and the interspinous and supraspinous ligaments. It reduces the range of movement of the lumbosacral joint...

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Pelvis

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anterior and posterior ligaments, ligamenta flava, interspinous and supraspinous ligaments, and synovial joints between the articular processes of the...

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