Subscapular
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Subscapular may refer to:
- Subscapular arterySubscapular arteryThe subscapular artery, the largest branch of the axillary artery, arises at the lower border of the Subscapularis muscle, which it follows to the inferior angle of the scapula, where it anastomoses with the lateral thoracic and intercostal arteries and with the descending branch of the transverse...
- Upper subscapular nerveUpper subscapular nerveThe upper subscapular enters the upper part of the Subscapularis, and is frequently represented by two branches. It is derived from C5, C6 nerve fibers, and branches from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus....
- Lower subscapular nerveLower subscapular nerveThe lower subscapular nerve is a nerve that supplies the lower part of the subscapularis muscle, and also supplies the teres major muscle....
- Subscapularis muscleSubscapularis muscleThe subscapularis is a large triangular muscle which fills the subscapular fossa and inserts into the lesser tubercle of the humerus and the front of the capsule of the shoulder-joint.-Origin and insertion:...