shoulder muscle medical name

[littlestiks3]

does any body know what the medical name for the shoulder muscle is.

[bigmamma]

Do you mean the trapezius ?

[hau kola]

I thought always thought it was trapizium.Oh well,you know what thought did.

[bigmamma]

Or , perhaps the supraspinatus which is also a shoulder muscle.:-)

[Shadow Man]

The Deltoids I believe.

[Shadow Man]

And a 3 second google search confirmed my belief

http://www.altusathletic.com/muscle_default.as p

[Octavius]

It depends which one you mean.

The Deltoid is a three-headed muscle that caps the shoulder. The three heads of the Deltoid are the Anterior, Lateral, and Posterior. All three Deltoid heads attach to the humerus (bone from shoulder to elbow). The Anterior and Lateral heads originate on the collar bone, while the Posterior head originates on the scapula (shoulder blade).

The trapezius muscle is a large, superficial muscle that spans the neck, shoulders and back.

[bigmamma]

Yes that's maybe the deltoids you need then as they do sit directly on the shoulder area :-)