Shoulder Girdle Muscle: The shoulder girdle is also known as the pectoral girdle. The pectoral girdle connects the upper limb to the axial skeleton on the right and side left of the body. There is an anatomical connection between pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton; that is, the sternoclavicular joints, that lies anteriorly. The shoulder muscles are those which attach to and move these two bones.
Muscles of the shoulder girdle are-
- Deltoid
- Trapezius
- Levator Scapulae
- Serratus Anterior
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Pectoralis Minor
- Rhomboid Major
- Rhomboid Minor
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Upper Extremity Muscle Atlas
- Abductor Pollicis Longus
- Abductor Digiti Minimi
- Abductor Pollicis Brevis
- Adductor Pollicis
- Anconeus
- Biceps Brachii
- Brachioradialis
- Brachialis
- Coracobrachialis
- Deltoid
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
- Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
- Extensor Digitorum
- Extensor Digiti Minimi
- Extensor Indicis
- Extensor Pollicis Longus
- Extensor Pollicis Brevis
- Flexor Carpi Radialis
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Flexor Digitorum Profundus
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis
- Flexor Pollicis Brevis
- Flexor Pollicis Longus
- Infraspinatus
- Interosseous Muscles, Dorsal
- Interosseous Muscles, Palmar
- Levator Scapulae
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Opponens Digiti Minimi
- Opponens Pollicis
- Pectoralis Major
- Pectoralis Minor
- Palmaris Longus
- Pronator Quadratus
- Pronator Teres
- Rhomboid Major and Minor
- Subscapularis
- Supinator
- Serratus Anterior
- Supraspinatus
- Trapezius
- Triceps Brachii
- Teres Major
- Teres Minor
