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deltoid

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deltoid

Thick muscle swathing the shoulder joint from the collar bone (clavicle) to its attachment part way down the upper arm bone (humerus).


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Then, in performance, I injured the deltoid ligament on the inside.
The investigators studied the morphometric characteristics of 72 muscle spindles obtained from individuals (26-93 years of age) postmortem, with samples taken from the deltoid (n=23), biceps (n=22), quadriceps femoris (n=22), and extensor digitorum brevis (n = 5) muscles.
The muscle that you are working is the rear deltoid.
 
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