Great scapular notch

Great scapular notch
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. Great scapular notch shown in red.
Great scapular notch shown in red.
Identifiers
Gray's	p.203
Anatomical terms of bone

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

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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Anatomy photo:05:os-0211 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Axillary Region: Scapula (Left)"

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