Shoulder Girdle

Shoulder movements are composite, involving the ball and socket articulation at the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint, together with movements between the scapula and clavicle, and the thorax. The shoulder girdle muscles are detailed in tables 2&3, and figure 27 shows the muscles of the superior aspect of the shoulder.

Table 2 Muscles of the anterior aspect of the shoulder girdle (Clavicle, scapula, and humerus to trunk)

Muscles of the anterior aspect of the shoulder girdle (Clavicle, scapula, and humerus to trunk)

Table 3 Muscles of the superior and posterior aspect of the shoulder girdle ( Trunk to scapula)

MUSCLES OF THE SUPERIOR AND POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE SHOULDER GIRDLE (TRUNK TO SCAPULA)
Superior aspect of shoulder girdle

  1. Trapezius
  2. Spine of scapula
  3. Acromion
  4. Clavicle
  5. Scalenus anterior
  6. Clavicular and
  7. stemal heads of sternomastoid
  8. Deltoid
  9. Clavicular and
  10. strenal heads of pectoralis major