Subscapular muscle
Musculus subscapularis
To adduct the humerus.
About the subscapular muscle of the horse
Subscapular muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus subscapularis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg of the horse, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- The subscapular fossa.
- Insertion
- The posterior eminence of the medial tuberosity of the humerus.
- Action
- To adduct the humerus.
- Nerve
- The subscapular nerves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Subscapular muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus subscapularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the subscapular muscle
- What is the Latin name of the subscapular muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the subscapular muscle is called Musculus subscapularis.
- Where is the subscapular muscle of the horse?
- Subscapular muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the subscapular muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The subscapular fossa. Insertion: The posterior eminence of the medial tuberosity of the humerus.
- What nerve supplies the subscapular muscle?
- The subscapular nerves.
- What does the subscapular muscle do?
- To adduct the humerus.
See the subscapular muscle inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
