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Muscles of the shoulder

Muscles of the shoulder can be subdivided into a variety of groups depending on origin, topography, function or innervation. The system used here groups the muscles based on their function and topography (which are closely related in the upper limb): Muscles of the shoulder girdle Muscles that...
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Deltoid muscle

The deltoid muscle (also known as deltoideus muscle) is the largest of the shoulder muscles. The muscle is composed of three heads (clavicular, acromial and spinous), although electromyography suggests that there are at least seven control regions that could act independently 1. Summary origin...
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Teres major muscle

Teres major muscle is one of the seven scapulohumeral muscles that act around the glenohumeral joint to facilitate shoulder movement. Summary origin: caudal two thirds of lateral border and inferior angle of scapula insertion: medial border of the intertubercular groove, which is the crest of...
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Biceps brachii muscle

The biceps brachii muscle (also known simply as biceps) is a two-headed muscle in the anterior compartment of the arm that flexes at the elbow and supinates the forearm. Summary origin short head: coracoid process of the scapula long head: supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula insertion: rad...
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Coracobrachialis muscle

The coracobrachialis muscle is one of the three muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm. It sits beneath the biceps brachii, inserting via a flat tendon into the medial shaft of the humerus. origin: coracoid process of scapula insertion: via a flat tendon onto the midportion of the medi...
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Brachialis muscle

The brachialis muscle is one of the three muscles of the anterior compartment of the upper arm. Unlike biceps brachii (which is also a supinator) it acts only to flex the elbow. Isolated brachialis injuries are rare. Summary Brachialis has a large superficial head and a smaller deep head. Th...
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Anconeus muscle

The anconeus muscle is a small muscle in the posterior compartment of the arm at the lateral aspect of the elbow. Its functional significance is not well understood 5. It should not be confused with the anconeus epitrochlearis, an accessory muscle that is present in up to one third of people, a...
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Articularis cubiti muscle

The articularis cubiti muscle lies in the posterior compartment of the arm: origin: posterior surface of the distal humerus insertion: posterior surface of the elbow joint capsule innervation: radial nerve action: tenses the posterior elbow joint capsule during elbow extension
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Pronator teres muscle

Pronator teres muscle is a two-headed flexor and pronator of the forearm, found superficially in the anterior compartment of the forearm. Summary origin humeral head: medial epicondyle of the humerus ulnar head: coronoid process of the ulna insertion: lateral surface of the middle-third rad...
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Flexor carpi radialis muscle

Flexor carpi radialis (FCR) is found in the first layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm and is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. It does not pass through the carpal tunnel, but rather by itself in a small separate FCR tunnel. Summary origin: medial epicondyle of the humer...
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Palmaris longus muscle

Palmaris longus (PL) muscle is a superficial, weak flexor of the wrist located in the anterior compartment of the forearm. It is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. Summary origin: medial epicondyle of the humerus insertion: palmar aponeurosis arterial supply: anterior ulnar recurrent ...
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Latissimus dorsi muscle

Latissimus dorsi muscle (plural: latissimi dorsi muscles, and colloquially often shortened to the lats) is one of the muscles that attaches the upper limb to the vertebral column. Summary origin ​spinous processes of T7-T12 vertebrae and thoracolumbar fascia posterior third of the iliac cres...
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Levator scapulae muscle

Levator scapulae muscle is a muscle of the upper limb that connects the pectoral girdle to the cervical spine. Summary origin: C1-C4 transverse processes insertion: superior angle of the scapula innervation: direct branches from the C3-4 spinal nerves, and the dorsal scapular nerve (C5) art...
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Subclavius muscle

The subclavius muscle is a small triangular muscle of the pectoral region which depresses the shoulder. Summary origin: 1st costochondral joint insertion: subclavian groove on the inferior aspect of the middle third of the clavicle innervation: nerve to subclavius arterial supply: clavicula...
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Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle

Flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) muscle is of the first layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm. It is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. Summary origin humeral head: medial epicondyle of the humerus ulnar head: aponeurosis from medial olecranon and upper three quarters subcutaneou...
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Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle

Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle, also known as flexor digitorum sublimis muscle, is a muscle in the second (intermediate) layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm. It splits into four tendons, passes through the carpal tunnel under the flexor retinaculum. At the level of the ...
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Flexor digitorum profundus muscle

The flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) muscle makes up the third layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm along with the flexor pollicis longus muscle. It passes through the carpal tunnel and is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. The flexor digitorum profundus muscle is considered a...
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Flexor pollicis longus muscle

The flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle is one of the two muscles that make up the third layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm, along with the flexor digitorum profundus muscle. It is a deep muscle under the abductor pollicis brevis muscle. It passes through the carpal tunnel. It is o...
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Pronator quadratus muscle

Pronator quadratus muscle is the most distal muscle that makes up the deepest layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm. It is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. Summary origin: anterior surface of distal quarter of ulnar shaft insertion: anterior surface of distal quarter of ra...
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Posterior compartment of the forearm

The forearm is divided into the posterior compartment and the anterior compartment by the deep fascia, lateral intermuscular septum and the interosseous membrane between the ulna and radius.  Muscles The posterior compartment of the forearm contains 11 muscles, divided into deep and superficia...

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