Rotator cuff

Rotator cuff
Details
ArterySuprascapular artery, circumflex scapular artery[1]
NerveSubscapular nerve, suprascapular nerve, axillary nerve
LymphAxillary lymph nodes
Identifiers
Acronym(s)SITS muscle
MeSHD017006
TA22461
FMA37018
Anatomical terminology
Shoulder joint. Posterior view at left. Anterior view at right. 1. Clavicle, 2. Scapula (with 3. Scapular spine, 4. Coracoid process, 5.Acromion), 6. Humerus; Joints: 7. Acromioclavicular (AC), 8. Glenohumeral; 9: Bursa; 10. Rotator cuff (with 11. Supraspinatus, 12. Subscapularis, 13. Infraspinatus, 14. Teres minor), 15. Biceps muscle

The rotator cuff 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:

  1. ^ 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.