Subscapular fossa

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Bone: Subscapular fossa
Left scapula. Costal surface. (Subscapular fossa labeled vertically at center.)
Latin	fossa subscapularis
Gray's	subject #50 202
Dorlands / Elsevier	f_14/12376701

The costal or ventral surface of the scapula presents a broad concavity, the subscapular fossa.

It provides an attachment for the subscapularis muscle.

[edit] External links

• Norman/Georgetown lesson1bonesofpostshoulder
• SUNY Labs 03:os-0103 - "Scapular Region: Scapula (Left)"

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