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Anatomy 2 - Upper Limbs
Shoulder Muscles
The Rotator Cuff
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Subscapularis
Year 1 Physio > Anatomy 2 - Upper Limbs > Shoulder Muscles > The Rotator Cuff
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Teres Minor
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Infraspinatus
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Supraspinatus
Year 1 Physio > Anatomy 2 - Upper Limbs > Shoulder Muscles > The Rotator Cuff
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The Rotator Cuff
Four short muscles that project
laterally
from the
scapula
to the
humerus
(Acronym: SITS)
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
All active during
upper
limb movements to reduce shearing and sliding and hold the
head
of
humerus
in the
glenoid fossa
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