Infraspinous fossa

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.

Infraspinatous fossa
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Infraspinatous fossa labeled at center.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	fossa infraspinata
TA98	A02.4.01.008
TA2	1151
FMA	23272
Anatomical terms of bone

The medial two-thirds of the fossa give origin to the infraspinatus; the lateral third is covered by this muscle.

Additional images

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  Left scapula. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.
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  Animation. Infraspinatous fossa shown in red.
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  Still image.
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  Left scapula. Dorsal surface. ("Infra-spinatous" fossa visible at bottom right.)
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  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 page 203 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

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