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The uppermost of the rotator cuff muscles. It originates along the supraspinatus fossa of the scapula, attaches to the top (superior facet) of the greater tubercle of the humerus, works with the deltoid to abduct the arm, and holds the head of the humerus in the glenoid fossa. It is innervated by the suprascapular nerve.<\/p>\n

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The uppermost of the rotator cuff muscles. It originates along the supraspinatus fossa of the scapula, attaches to the top (superior facet) of the greater tubercle of the humerus, works with the deltoid to abduct the arm, and holds the head of the humerus in the glenoid fossa. It is innervated by the suprascapular nerve. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s"],"yoast_head":"\nSupraspinatus muscle - Definition of Supraspinatus muscle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The uppermost of the rotator cuff muscles. 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