Shoulder Muscles

 

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The Shoulder Joint is made up of 5 muscle.

  1. Deltoid - The big bulky muscle seen outside
  2. Supraspinatus
  3. infraspinatus
  4. Teres Minor
  5. Subscapularis

Muscles 2 to 5 are called the rotator cuff muscles.

The long head of biceps tendon runs inside the shoulder and attaches to the upper part of the glenoid (the shoulder joint socket).