Thursday 29 January 2009

Superficial Shoulder Anatomy















These pictures provide a superficial view of some of the key features of shoulder anatomy. There is significant layering of the muscles around the shoulder - some lying deeper than the superfical layer. In the above diagram labelled "shoulder superficial posterior" the supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres muscles all lie deeper than the deltoid, trapezius and latissimus dorsi. These deeper muscles are shown in orange in the diagram.


Shoulder movements and the muscles involved in them are discussed in the active movement video.