Great scapular notch
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 Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Great scapular notch shown in red. | |
 Great scapular notch shown in red. | |
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The great scapular notch (or spinoglenoid notch)is a notch which serves to connect the supraspinatous fossa and infraspinatous fossa.
Suprascapular artery and suprascapular nerve pass around the great scapular notch.
Additional images
Left scapula. Great scapular notch shown in red.
Animation. Great scapular notch shown in red.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 203 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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