Supraspinatus Muscle

The supraspinatus muscle, this what you can see here is the scapula and this is the humerus.

They articulate here in the glenohumeral joint.

What is this illustration up here?

Well, that is basically the same region of the body with the same bones illustrated but with the acromion removed.

And also we can see muscles over here and specifically this muscle.

That is the supraspinatus muscle.

The supraspinatus muscle was cut and then inverted like this.

But normally it originates here in the supraspinatus fossa.

That’s why it’s called supraspinatus.

Now why spinatus?

Well, because this here is the spine of the scapula.