Espiral Atlas
MuscleUpper limb

Deltoid muscle

musculus deltoideus

Clavicular (anterior) part: flexes and medially rotates the arm. Acromial (middle) part: abducts. Spinal (posterior) part: extends and laterally rotates.

Upper limb – 3D human anatomy atlas

In the full entry

The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

  • Origin
  • Insertion
  • Innervation
  • Blood supply
  • Clinical

Related clinical cases

  • Injury to the axillary nerve
  • Brachial plexus injuries: Erb-Duchenne and Klumpke
  • Rotator cuff tear and the drop arm test

Other structures in this region

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