DELTOID MUSCLE

Question 1

ORIGIN OF DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 1

1/3 OF LATERAL CLAVICLE (ANTERIOR FIBERS)
ACROMION LATERAL FIBERS
SPINE OF THE SCAPULA (POSTERIOR FIBERS)

Question 2

INSERTION OF THE DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 2

DELTOID TUBEROSITY ON THE LATERAL HUMERUS

Question 3

MAIN FUNCTION OF THE DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 3

ABDUCTION OF THE SHOULDER JOINT (GLENOHUMERAL JOINT, GH J.)

Question 4

FUNCTIONS OF THE DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 4

ABDOF ARM @ GH J. (ENTIRE MUSCLE)
FLEX OF ARM @ GH J. (ANTERIOR FIBER)
EXT OF ARM @ GH J. (POSTERIOR FIBER)
MED ROT OF ARM @ GH J. (ANTERIOR FIBERS)
LAT ROT OF ARM @ GH J. ( POSTERIOR FIBERS)
HORIZONTAL ADD OF ARM @ GH J. (ANTERIOR FIBERS)
HORIZONTAL ABD OF ARM @ GH J. (POSTERIOR FIBERS)

Question 5

NERVE OF DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 5

AXILLARY NERVE ORIGINATING FROM C5,C6

Question 6

LOCATION OF DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 6

DELTOID REGION

Question 7

HOW MANY FUNCTIONS OF THE DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 7

7

Question 8

IN WHICH DIRECTIONS DO THE MUSCLE FIBRES MOVE FOR THE DELTOID MUSCLE

Answer 8

ANTERIORLY
POSTERIORLY
LATERALLY