Deltoid, scapular part
Musculus deltoideus pars scapularis
Flexes the shoulder and helps abduct the arm.
About the deltoid, scapular part of the dog
Deltoid, scapular part is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus deltoideus pars scapularis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- Scapular part from the scapular spine through an aponeurosis; acromial part from the acromion.
- Insertion
- Deltoid tuberosity on the lateral humerus.
- Action
- Flexes the shoulder and helps abduct the arm.
- Nerve
- Axillary nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
What it works on
Bones it takes hold of
Muscles and ligaments it works with
Terminology
- English
- Deltoid, scapular part
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus deltoideus pars scapularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
References
Where to read this structure in full, and where the named parts above were read.
- NAV 2017Myologia: musculi membri thoracici
- Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th ed.The Muscular System: muscles of the thoracic limb
- König & LiebichMuscles of the thoracic limb
- Dyce, Sack & WensingThe forelimb of the carnivores
Questions about the deltoid, scapular part
- What is the Latin name of the deltoid, scapular part?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the deltoid, scapular part is called Musculus deltoideus pars scapularis.
- Where is the deltoid, scapular part of the dog?
- Deltoid, scapular part is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Which bones does the deltoid, scapular part attach to?
- Deltoid, scapular part takes hold of Scapula and Humerus.
- Where does the deltoid, scapular part originate and insert?
- Origin: Scapular part from the scapular spine through an aponeurosis; acromial part from the acromion. Insertion: Deltoid tuberosity on the lateral humerus.
- What nerve supplies the deltoid, scapular part?
- Axillary nerve.
- What does the deltoid, scapular part do?
- Flexes the shoulder and helps abduct the arm.
See the deltoid, scapular part inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
