Supraspinous fascia
| Supraspinous fascia | |
|---|---|
 Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii. (Fascia not labeled, but Supraspinatus visible at top right.) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fascia supraspinata |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | f_14/12376748 |
| TA | A04.6.02.007 |
| FMA | 38353 |
The supraspinous fascia completes the osseofibrous case in which the supraspinatus muscle is contained; it affords attachment, by its deep surface, to some of the fibers of the muscle.
It is thick medially, but thinner laterally under the coracoacromial ligament.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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