Spinoglenoid notch
Incisura spinoglenoidea
- Latin synonym: Incisura inferior scapulae
- Synonym: Notch of scapular spine; Inferior scapular notch
Definition
The spinoglenoid notch is located between the base of the spine of scapula and the glenoid process of the scapula that connects the infraspinatus fossa with the supraspinatus fossa, as a passage for the suprascapular nerve and artery, bounded by the inferior transverse scapular ligament (spinoglenoid ligament).
This is a new term of the TA2 (not present in the first Terminologia Anatomica).
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
