The rotator cuff muscles

A. fix the scapula in place.
B. attach the arm to the thorax.
C. attach the clavicle to the humerus.
D. hold the head of the humerus in the glenoid fossa of the scapula.
E. attach at the distal end of the humerus.


D

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A. Lumen B. Mucosa  C. Submucosa D. Muscularis externa E. Serosa

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