Shoulder Muscles: What Are They? Function and Injuries

of the shoulder are the muscles that take place, totally or only in part, in the even region of the human body where the upper limb is connected to the trunk.

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The shoulder muscles are divided into intrinsic and extrinsic; the intrinsic muscles of the shoulder are: the deltoid muscle, the teres major muscle, the supraspinatus muscle, the infraspinatus muscle, the teres minor muscle, the subscapularis muscle; the extrinsic muscles, on the other hand, are: the serratus anterior, the subclavian, the great dorsal, the levator scapula, the great rhomboid, the small rhomboid and the trapezius.