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Posterior Deltoid
Shoulder Horizontal The anterior deltoid is Anterior deltoid
Adduction palpated immediately
anterior to the Pectoralis Major
glenohumeral joint,
below the acromion
process. The pectoralis
major is palpated along the
anterior border of the
axila.
Anterior Deltoid
Pectoralis Major
Shoulder external The infraspinatus is Infraspinatus
Rotation palpated inferior to the
spine of the scapula; it is Teres minor
superior to the teres major.
The teres minor is palpated
between the posterior
deltoid and the axillary
border of the scapula.
