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subscapularis muscle
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The subscapularis is a large triangular muscle which fills the subscapular fossa and inserts into the lesser tubercle of the humerus and the front of the capsule of the shoulder-joint. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscapularis_muscle ]
Term info
Label
subscapularis muscle
Synonyms
- subscapularis
Subsets
uberon_slim
comment
Dorsal group[Kardong]
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Gray411.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
musculus subscapularis, subcoracoscapularis
id
UBERON:0001129
Term relations
Subclass of:
- pectoral complex muscle
- muscle of shoulder
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops_from some subscapularis pre-muscle mass
- part of some rotator cuff
- has_muscle_insertion some humerus
- part of some pectoral girdle and thoracic body wall skeletal muscle
- has_muscle_origin some subscapular fossa