Infraclavicular fossa

Infraclavicular fossa
Anterolateral view of head and neck (infraclavicular fossa labeled at bottom right)
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Latin	Fossa infraclavicularis
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The Infraclavicular fossa is an indentation, or fossa, immediately below the clavicle.

References

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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