deltoid muscle

muscle of the upper limb

Class type of: scapulohumeral muscles, particular anatomical entity Q130243

Facts

13 properties

Instance of: muscle organ type, class of anatomical entity^[2]
Subclass of: scapulohumeral muscles, particular anatomical entity^[3]^[4]
Part of: scapulohumeral muscles^[5]
Antagonist muscle: latissimus dorsi muscle^[15]
Arterial supply: thoracoacromial artery, posterior humeral circumflex artery, anterior humeral circumflex artery^[12]^[13]^[14]
Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Has part(s): anterior fibres of deltoid, posterior fibres of deltoid^[6]^[7]
Has parts: anterior fibres of deltoid, posterior fibres of deltoid
Innervated by: axillary nerve, deltoid branch of anterior branch of axillary nerve, deltoid branch of posterior branch of axillary nerve
Muscle action: abduction of the arm at the shoulder joint
Muscle insertion: deltoid tuberosity of the humerus
Muscle origin: clavicle, acromion, scapula
Segmental innervation: fifth cervical nerve, sixth cervical nerve

🏷️ Also known as

en deltoid muscle en deltoids en deltoid en delts ar العضلة الدالية ar عضلة دالية ar عضلة مثلثة cs sval deltový cs musculus deltoideus cs deltový sval da Deltamusklen da Deltoideus de Deltamuskel de M. deltoideus de Deltoideus el Δελτοειδής μυς es musculo deltoides es deltoides es musculus deltoideus es músculo deltoides

🔖 Identifiers · 22

OpenAlex ID: C2779329155
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Deltoid muscle animation4.gif ↗
Described at URL: www.physio-pedia.com
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: science/deltoideus-muscle
Foundational Model of Anatomy ID: 32521
Freebase ID: /m/02rnf7
GPnotebook ID: -691011507
Interlingual Index ID: i66081
JSTOR topic ID (archived): deltoid-muscle
KBpedia ID: Deltoid
MeSH descriptor ID: D057645
MeSH tree code: A02.633.567.300

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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 2779329155
Namuwiki ID: 어깨세모근
Store medisinske leksikon ID: deltoideus
TA2 ID: 2452
TA98 Latin term: m. deltoideus
Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID: A04.6.02.002
UBERON ID: 0001476
UMLS CUI: C0224234
WikiSkripta article ID: 8687
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID: 05556983-n

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Arterial supply 3

thoracoacromial artery, anterior humeral circumflex artery, posterior humeral circumflex artery

Muscle origin 3

clavicle, scapula, acromion

Antagonist muscle 1

latissimus dorsi muscle

Described by source 1

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

Innervated by 1

axillary nerve

Muscle insertion 1

deltoid tuberosity of the humerus

← Antagonist muscle 1

latissimus dorsi muscle

← FactGrid item ID 1

Rosel

← Innervates 1

axillary nerve

← Route of administration 1

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Summary

deltoid muscle is a muscle organ type^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ deltoid muscle — instance of (P31): class of anatomical entity. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ deltoid muscle — subclass of (P279): scapulohumeral muscles. Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved 2019-08-01. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ deltoid muscle — subclass of (P279): particular anatomical entity. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ deltoid muscle — part of (P361): scapulohumeral muscles. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ deltoid muscle — has part(s) (P527): anterior fibres of deltoid. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ deltoid muscle — has part(s) (P527): posterior fibres of deltoid. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ deltoid muscle — described by source (P1343): Gray's Anatomy (20th edition). bartleby.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ deltoid muscle — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ deltoid muscle — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ deltoid muscle — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ deltoid muscle — arterial supply (P2286): thoracoacromial artery. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ deltoid muscle — arterial supply (P2286): posterior humeral circumflex artery. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ deltoid muscle — arterial supply (P2286): anterior humeral circumflex artery. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ deltoid muscle — antagonist muscle (P2329): latissimus dorsi muscle. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ deltoid muscle is an instance of muscle organ type (Q103813440) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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