The supraspinous fossa (supraspinatus fossa, supraspinatous fossa) of the posterior aspect of the scapula (the shoulder blade) is smaller than the infraspinous...

scapula: Glenoid fossa Supraspinous fossa Infraspinous fossa Subscapular fossa Cubital fossa (a.k.a. Antecubital fossa or chelidon) Olecranon fossa In the lower...

is a relatively small muscle of the upper back that runs from the supraspinous fossa superior portion of the scapula (shoulder blade) to the greater tubercle...

scapula. The portion above the spine is called the supraspinous fossa, and that below it the infraspinous fossa. The two fossae are connected by the spinoglenoid...

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

inferior to the superior transverse scapular ligament and enters the supraspinous fossa. 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)...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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'...

scapula Middle of lateral surface of shaft of humerus Supraspinatus Supraspinous fossa of scapula Greater tubercle of humerus Adduction (30°–40°) Sternal...

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

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...

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

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

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

developed fossae, the supraspinous, infraspinous and teres fossae, with the infraspinous being much larger than the supraspinous fossa. These two areas are...

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

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

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