Supinator muscle
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The supinator muscle is, as its name suggests, a supinator of the forearm. It is located in the deep layer of the posterior compartment of the forearm and together with brachialis, forms the floor of the cubital fossa.
Summary
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origin
-: posterior proximal shaft of ulna; lateral epicondyle of humerus -
insertion
-: lateral proximal shaft of the radius -
innervation
-: posterior interosseous nerve (C7 and C8), a continuation of the deep branch of the radial nerve (C7, C8) -
action
-: supination of the forearm
-<p>The<strong> supinator muscle</strong> is, as its name suggests, a supinator of the forearm. It is located in the deep layer of the <a href="/articles/posterior-compartment-of-the-forearm">posterior compartment of the forearm</a> and together with <a href="/articles/brachialis">brachialis</a>, forms the floor of the <a href="/articles/cubital-fossa">cubital fossa</a>.</p><ul>- +<p>The<strong> supinator muscle</strong> is, as its name suggests, a supinator of the forearm. It is located in the deep layer of the <a href="/articles/posterior-compartment-of-the-forearm">posterior compartment of the forearm</a> and together with <a href="/articles/brachialis">brachialis</a>, forms the floor of the <a href="/articles/cubital-fossa">cubital fossa</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
-<strong>origin</strong> - posterior proximal shaft of <a href="/articles/ulna">ulna</a>; lateral epicondyle of <a href="/articles/humerus">humerus</a>- +<strong>origin</strong>: posterior proximal shaft of <a href="/articles/ulna">ulna</a>; lateral epicondyle of <a href="/articles/humerus">humerus</a>
-<strong>i</strong><strong>nsertion</strong> - lateral proximal shaft of the <a href="/articles/radius">radius</a>- +<strong>i</strong><strong>nsertion</strong>: lateral proximal shaft of the <a href="/articles/radius">radius</a>
-<strong>i</strong><strong>nnervation</strong> - <a href="/articles/posterior-interosseous-nerve">posterior interosseous nerve</a> (C7 and C8), a continuation of the deep branch of the <a href="/articles/radial-nerve">radial nerve</a> (C7, C8)</li>- +<strong>i</strong><strong>nnervation</strong>: <a href="/articles/posterior-interosseous-nerve">posterior interosseous nerve</a> (C7 and C8), a continuation of the deep branch of the <a href="/articles/radial-nerve">radial nerve</a> (C7, C8)</li>
-<strong>a</strong><strong>ction</strong> - supination of the forearm</li>- +<strong>a</strong><strong>ction</strong>: supination of the forearm</li>
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