Term Name:	supracoracoideus muscle of wing
Synonyms:	pectoralis minor
Definition:	A muscle in the bird's thorax region that originates from carina of the sternum, furcula, and sternal ribs and inserts onto proximal dorsal surface of the humerus. It acts as a primary elevator of the wing in upstroke. [Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function, by Proctor and Lynch, 1998].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011605]