Shoulder Joint Flashcards
Anterior deltoid
Lateral third of the clavicle
Deltoid tuberosity
Shoulder flexion , abduction , medial rotation , horizontal addiction
Axillary nerve C5 C6
Middle deltoid
Acromion process
Deltoid tuberosity
Shoulder abduction
Axillary nerve C5 c6
Posterior deltoid
Spine of scapula
Deltoid tuberosity
Shoulder abduction, extension, lateral rotation, horizontal abduction
Axillary C5 c6
Pectoralis major (clavicular portion )
Medial third clavicle
Lateral lip of bicipital groove
Shoulder flexion first 60 degrees (vertical pull)
Shoulder abduction, medial rotation, horizontal adduction
Lateral and medial pectoral nerve C5 c6 C7 c8 t1
Pectoralis major (sterna portion)
Sternum, coastal cartilage of first six ribs
Lateral lip of bicipital groove
Shoulder extension first 60 degrees
Shoulder abduction, medial rotation, horizontal adduction
Lateral and medial pectoral nerve C5 c6 C7 c8 t1
Teres major
Inferior axillary border of scapula near the inferior angle
Medial lip of bicipital groove
On the anterior surface of the humerus
Shoulder extension, adduction, and medial rotation
Lower subscapular nerve C5 c6 C7
Supraspinatus
Supraspinous fossa of the scapula
Greater tubercle of the humerus
Shoulder abduction
Suprascapular nerve C5 c6
Infraspinatus
Infraspinous fossa
Greater tubercle of the humerus
Shoulder lateral rotation, horizontal abduction
Suprascapular nerve C5 c6
Teres minor
Axillary border of the scapula
Greater tubercle of the humerus
Shoulder lateral rotation
Horizontal abduction
Axillary nerve C5 c6
Subscapularis
Subscapualr fossa
Lesser tubercle of the humerus
Shoulder medial rotation
Upper and lower subscapular nerve C5 c6
Coracobrachialis
Coracoid process of the scapula
Medial surface of the humerus near the midpoint
Stabilizes shoulder joint
Musculocutaneous nerve C5 c6 C7
