Muscles of the shoulder girdle

(CLASSIFIED INTO THREE GROUPS
ACCORDING TO LOCATION OF ATTACHMENTS)
  1. FROM AXIAL SKELETON TO SHOULDER GIRDLE (SCAPULA AND CLAVICLE)

    • Serratus anterior
    • Upper trapezius
    • Middle trapezius
    • Lower trapezius
    • Rhomboideus major and minor
    • Pectoralis minor
    • Levator scapulae

  2. FROM SCAPULA AND CLAVICLE TO HUMERUS

    • Deltoid
    • "Rotator cuff"
      • supraspinatus
      • infraspinatus
      • teres minor
      • subscapularis
    • Teres major
    • Coracobrachialis
    • Biceps brachii (long head)
    • Triceps brachii (long head)

  3. FROM AXIAL SKELETON TO HUMERUS

    • Pectoralis major
    • Latissimus dorsi

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