Supraclavicular fossa

Supraclavicular fossa
Anterolateral view of head and neck. (Supraclavicular fossa labeled at center right.)
Front view of neck. (Supraclavicular fossa labeled at center right.)
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Latin	fossa supraclavicularis
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The Supraclavicular fossa is an indentation (fossa) immediately above the clavicle.

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.

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

Surface axial anatomy and general regions

Triangles:	Anterior Muscular Carotid Submandibular Submental Posterior Occipital Subclavian Suboccipital

Supraclavicular fossa

Triangle of auscultation Axillary folds Anterior Posterior Clavipectoral triangle Inframammary fold

Infraclavicular fossa

regions	Epigastrium Hypochondrium Umbilical region Flank Hypogastrium Inguinal region

quadrants	RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ

Lap Lumbar triangle McBurney's point Desjardins' point Traube's space

General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

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