Supraclavicular fossa
The Supraclavicular fossa is an indentation (fossa) immediately above the clavicle.
Supraclavicular fossa | |
---|---|
![]() Anterolateral view of head and neck. (Supraclavicular fossa labeled at center right.) | |
![]() Front view of neck. (Supraclavicular fossa labeled at center right.) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | fossa supraclavicularis |
TA | A01.2.02.011 A01.2.02.008 |
Anatomical terminology |
In terminologia anatomica, it is divided into fossa supraclavicularis major and fossa supraclavicularis minor
Fullness in the supraclavicular fossa can be a sign of upper extremity deep venous thrombosis.
Additional Images
- Dissection of the supraclavicular fossa
- The margins of the supraclavicular fossa are often visible on chest X-ray
gollark: I mean "immortality" as in "will not randomly die of old age and such", not "live for an infinite amount of time", which would have problems.
gollark: Ideally I would just be immortal, but who knows how that's likely to go.
gollark: Alternatively, attain VAST quantities of money somehow and die on the moon.
gollark: (Obtaining organs is an exercise for the reader.)
gollark: Bring some extra organs along so you can annoy the neighbours more.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.