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Muscles of the Upper Limb
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Muscles of the Shoulder

Location of the deltoid muscles

Location of the deltoid muscles

Highlighted in orange, the deltoids cover the rounding of the shoulder joint.

This diagram illustrates the deltoideus in relation to the lumbar triangle, infraspinatus, teres major, lattissimus dorsi, and lumbodorsal fascia.

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    "Deltoideus posterior."
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