Espiral AtlasSupraspinatus muscle
musculus supraspinatus
Initiates abduction of the arm and helps the deltoid in it; acts with the rotator cuff to hold the head of the humerus in the glenoid cavity.
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- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Blood supply
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus and painful arc
- Rotator cuff tear and the drop arm test