Lesser supraclavicular fossa

The lesser supraclavicular fossa (fossa supraclavicularis minor) is a topographical location located on the neck in the sternocleidomastoid region. It is the space between the two origins of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on the clavicle a sternum. The pleural cupula or cupula pleurae.

Boundary

• Medially and laterally - sternocleidomastoid muscle;
• Caudally - clavicle.

Related Articles

• Sternocleidomastoid muscle
• Sternocleidomastoid region

References

GRIM, Miloš – DRUGA, Rastislav. Základy anatomie : Anatomie krajin těla. - edition. Galén, 2002. 119 pp. ISBN 9788072621798.