Preferred Name

Deltoid

Synonyms
Definitions

The muscle that creates the rounded contour of the shoulder which originates from the lateral third of the clavicle, the superior surface of the acromion process, and the posterior border of the spine of the scapula and inserts on the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus. The deltoid muscle is innervated by the brachial plexus arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and controls abduction, extension, flexion, and rotation of the arm.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C32446

ALT_DEFINITION

The muscle that creates the rounded contour of the shoulder which originates from the lateral third of the clavicle, the superior surface of the acromion process, and the posterior border of the spine of the scapula and inserts on the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus. (NCI)

code

C32446

Contributing_Source

CDISC

definition

The muscle that creates the rounded contour of the shoulder which originates from the lateral third of the clavicle, the superior surface of the acromion process, and the posterior border of the spine of the scapula and inserts on the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus. The deltoid muscle is innervated by the brachial plexus arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and controls abduction, extension, flexion, and rotation of the arm.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C66830

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Deltoid

Legacy Concept Name

Deltoid

Preferred_Name

Deltoid

prefixIRI

NCIT:C32446

prefLabel

Deltoid

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224234

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C13056

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