Key facts
- Origin
- The anterior border and upper surface of the lateral third of the clavicle , acromion , spine of the scapula
- Insertion
- Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
- Artery
- Thoracoacromial artery , anterior and posterior humeral circumflex artery
- Nerve
- Axillary nerve
- Actions
- Shoulder abduction , flexion and extension
- Antagonist
- Latissimus dorsi
- Latin
- musculus deltoideus
- Mesh
- D057645
- Ta98
- A04.6.02.002
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
The deltoid muscle (or musculus deltoideus) is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the human shoulder. It is also known as the 'common shoulder muscle', particularly in other animals such as the domestic cat. Anatomically, the deltoid muscle is made up of three distinct sets of muscle fibers, namely the
anterior deltoid or clavicular part (pars clavicularis)