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Rotator cuff
| Rotator cuff | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Artery | Suprascapular artery, circumflex scapular artery[1] |
| Nerve | Subscapular nerve, suprascapular nerve, axillary nerve |
| Lymph | Axillary lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Acronym(s) | SITS muscle |
| MeSH | D017006 |
| TA2 | 2461 |
| FMA | 37018 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The rotator cuff (SITS muscles) is a group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the human shoulder and allow for its extensive range of motion. Of the seven scapulohumeral muscles, four make up the rotator cuff. The four muscles are:
- ^ Naidoo, N.; Lazarus, L.; De Gama, B. Z.; Ajayi, N. O.; Satyapal, K. S (2014). "Arterial Supply to the Rotator Cuff Muscles" (PDF). International Journal of Morphology (1): 136–140. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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