supraspinatus muscle
The supraspinatus is a relatively small muscle of the upper limb that takes its name from its origin from the supraspinous fossa superior to the spine of the scapula. It is one of the four rotator cuff muscles and also abducts the arm at the shoulder. The spine of the scapula separates the supraspinatus muscle from the infraspinatus muscle, which originates below the spine. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supraspinatus_muscle ]
Term info
supraspinatus muscle
- musculus supraspinatus
- supraspinatus
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Arm_muscles_back_numbers.png
uberon
UBERON:0002383
Term relations
- pectoral complex muscle
- scapular muscle
- muscle of shoulder
- part of some rotator cuff
- has_muscle_origin some scapula
- has_muscle_insertion some ventral tubercle of humerus