Deltoid Muscle [musculus deltoideus]

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Terms

deltový sval

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Definition

Thick triangular muscle in the SHOULDER whose function is to abduct, flex, and extend the arm. It is a common site of INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS.

Annotation
/ growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; / embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
DUI
D057645 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0538439
Previous indexing
Muscles (1963-1985); Muscle, Skeletal (1986-2010)
History note
2011
Public note
2011

A Anatomy
A02.633 Muscles 1 985
A02.633.567 Muscle, Skeletal 1 285
A02.633.567.050 Abdominal Muscles 99
A02.633.567.175 Back Muscles 29
A02.633.567.300 Deltoid Muscle 11
A02.633.567.400 Facial Muscles 82
A02.633.567.425 Gracilis Muscle 3
A02.633.567.450 Hamstring Muscles 15
A02.633.567.500 Laryngeal Muscles 24
A02.633.567.600 Masticatory Muscles 29
A02.633.567.650 Neck Muscles 55
A02.633.567.700 Oculomotor Muscles 109
A02.633.567.750 Palatal Muscles 3
A02.633.567.775 Pectoralis Muscles 38
A02.633.567.800 Pharyngeal Muscles 11
A02.633.567.825 Psoas Muscles 42
A02.633.567.850 Quadriceps Muscle 54
A02.633.567.900 Respiratory Muscles 102
A02.633.567.912 Rotator Cuff 127
A02.633.567.950 Stapedius 6
A02.633.567.975 Tensor Tympani 1
A10 Tissues 372
A11 Cells 976