Subscapularis muscle
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| Subscapularis muscle | ||
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| Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. (Subscapularis visible near center top.) | ||
| Latin | musculus subscapularis | |
| Gray's | subject #123 440 | |
| Origin: | subscapular fossa | |
| Insertion: | lesser tubercle of humerus | |
| Artery: | subscapular artery | |
| Nerve: | upper subscapular nerve, lower subscapular nerve (C5, C6) | |
| Action: | rotates medially humerus; stabilizes shoulder | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | m_22/12551017 | |
The Subscapularis is a large triangular muscle which fills the subscapular fossa.
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[edit] Origin and insertion
It arises from its medial two-thirds and from the lower two-thirds of the groove on the axillary border of the scapula.
Some fibers arise from tendinous laminæ which intersect the muscle and are attached to ridges on the bone; others from an aponeurosis, which separates the muscle from the Teres major and the long head of the Triceps brachii.
The fibers pass lateralward, and, gradually converging, end in a tendon which is inserted into the lesser tubercle of the humerus and the front of the capsule of the shoulder-joint.
[edit] Relations
The tendon of the muscle is separated from the neck of the scapula by a large bursa, which communicates with the cavity of the shoulder-joint through an aperture in the capsule.
[edit] Nerves
The Subscapularis is supplied by the fifth and sixth cervical nerves through the upper and lower subscapular nerves.
[edit] Actions
The Subscapularis rotates the head of the humerus medially (internal rotation); when the arm is raised, it draws the humerus forward and downward. It is a powerful defense to the front of the shoulder-joint, preventing displacement of the head of the humerus.
[edit] Additional images
 Diagram of the human shoulder joint |
 Left scapula. Costal surface. |
 Left humerus. Anterior view. |
 The axillary artery and its branches. |
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