| Shoulder
Joint |
| Coracobrachialis | Coracoid process of scapula | Inner surface of humerus opposite deltoid attachment | Musculocutaneous nerve |
| Deltoid | Anterior: anterior border of outer third of clavicle | | Axillary (circumflex) nerve |
| Middle: acromion process and outer end of clavicle | Lateral aspect of humerus, near midpoint | |
| Posterior: lower margin of spine of scapula | | |
| Infraspinatus and teres minor | Axillary border and posterior surface of scapula below scapular spine | Posterior aspect of greater tuberosity of humerus | Suprascapular and axillary nerves |
| Latissimus dorsi | Spinous processes of lower six thoracic and all lumbar vertebrae; posterior
surface of sacrum; crest of ilium; lower three ribs | Anterior surface of humerus below head by flat tendon
just anterior to, and parallel with, tendon of pectoralis major | Thoracodorsal (middle subscapular) nerve |
| Pectoralis major | Medial two-thirds of clavicle; anterior surface of sternum;
cartilages of first six ribs; slip from aponeurosis of external
oblique abdominal muscle | Lateral surface of humerus just below head by flat
tendon 2 to 3 inches wide | Medial and lateral anterior thoracic nerves |
| Subscapularis | Entire anterior surface of scapula | Lesser tuberosity of humerus | Subscapular nerve |
| Supraspinatus | Medial two-thirds of supraspinatus fossa above scapular spine | Top of greater tuberosity of humerus | Suprascapular nerve |
| Teres major | Posterior surface of inferior angle of scapula | Anterior surface of humerus below head, just medial to latissimus
dorsi tendon | Lower subscapular nerve |
| Shoulder
Girdle |
| Coracobrachialis | Coracoid process of scapula | Inner surface of humerus opposite deltoid attachment | Musculocutaneous nerve |
| Levator scapulae | Transverse processes of first four cervical vertebrae | Vertebral border of scapula between medial angle and scapular
spine | Dorsal scapular and branches from third and fourth cervical
nerves |
| Pectoralis minor | Anterior surface of third, fourth, and fifth ribs near cartilages | Tip of coracoid processes of scapula | Medial anterior thoracic nerve |
| Rhomboids: major and minor | Spinous processes of seventh cervical and first five thoracic
vertebrae | Vertebral border of scapula from spine to inferior angle | Dorsal scapular nerve |
| Serratus anterior | Outer surface of upper nine ribs at side of chest | Anterior surface of vertebral border and inferior angle of
scapula | Long thoracic nerve |
| Trapezius | Occipital bone; ligamentum nuchae; spinous processes of seventh
cervical and all thoracic vertebrae | Part I: posterior border of lateral third of clavicle | Spinal accessory and branches from third and fourth cervical
nerves |
| | Part II: top of acromium process | |
| | Part III: upper border of scapular spine | |
| | Part IV: root of scapular spine | |
| Elbow
and Forearm |
| Anconeus | Posterior surface of lateral epicondyle of humerus | Lateral side of olecranon process and posterior surface of
upper part of ulna | Branch from radial nerve |
| Biceps brachii | Long head: upper margin of glenoid fossa | Bicipital tuberosity of radius | Musculocutaneous nerve |
| Short head: apex of coracoid process of scapula | | |
| Brachialis humerus | Anterior surface of lower half of humerus | Anterior surface of coronoid process of ulna | Musculocutaneous and branch from radial nerves |
| Brachioradialis | Upper two-thirds of lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus | Lateral side of base of styloid process of radius | Radial nerve | ...