Supraclavicular fossa
Encyclopedia
The Supraclavicular fossa is an indentation (fossa) immediately above the clavicle
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In terminologia anatomica
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Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally...
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In terminologia anatomica
Terminologia Anatomica
Terminologia Anatomica is the international standard on human anatomic terminology. It was developed by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology and the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists and was released in 1998. It supersedes the previous standard, Nomina...
, it is divided into fossa supraclavicularis major and fossa supraclavicularis minor