1. Isfahan Medical Faculty, Anatomical Sciences Department
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Isfahan Medical Faculty, Anatomical Sciences Department 1

2. The muscles of Shoulder girdle: Those attached to the Scapula
There are 17 muscles attached to the scapula as the following:
7 muscles inserted to the scapula from axial skeleton :
1- Trapezius
2- Serratus anterior
3- Levator scapulea
4- Rhomboideus minor
5- Rhomboideus major
6- Pectoralis minor
7- Omohyoid

3. The muscles of Shoulder girdle: Those attached to the Scapula
10 muscles arise from scapulae and inserted to humerus:
1- Subscapularis
2- Supraspinatus
3- Infraspinatus
4- Teres minor
5- Teres major
6- Latissimus dorsi (a small part of that)
8- long head of triceps
7- Deltoid
9- Biceps
10 - Coracobrachialis

4. The muscles of Shoulder girdle: Those attached to the Clavicle
There are 5 muscles attached to the clavicle as the following:
1- Trapezius
2- Subclavious
3- Pectoralis major
4- Deltoid
2 muscles arise from axial skeleton and inserted to the clavicle:
2 muscles arise from the clavicle and inserted to Humerus:
1 muscles arise from the clavicle and inserted to axial skeleton,
Sternocleidomastoid

5. The muscles attached to the Humerus
18 muscles attached to humerus:
9 muscles are inserted from shoulder girdle to humerus upper half
9 muscles take origin from humerus lower half
Insertions:
1- Supraspinatus
2- Infraspinatus
3- Teres minor
4- Pectoralis major
5- Teres major
6- Latissimus dorsi
7- Subscapularis
8- Deltoid
9- Coracobrachialis
Origins:
1- Triceps (lateral head & medial head
2- Brachioradialis
3- Brachialis
4- Pronator teres
5- Extensor carpi radialis L
6- Anconeus
7- Supinator
8- Common origin of forearm flexor muscles
(PT, PL, FCR, FCU, FDS)
9- Common origin of forearm extensor muscles (ECRB, ED, EDM, ECU)

6. The muscles Attached to the Radius & Ulna
9 muscles attached to Radius, :
12 muscles attached to the Ulna
Insertions to Radius:
1- Biceps Brachi
2- Pronator teres
3- Brachioradialis
4- Pronator Quadratus
5- Supinator
Origins from Radius
1- Flexor digi super (radial head)
2- Flexor policis longus
3- Abductor policis longus
4- Extensor policis brevis
Insertions to The Ulna:
1- Triceps
2- Brachialis
3- Anconeus
Origins from The Ulna
1- Flexor Digi superficialis
2- Pronator teres
3- Flexor digi profundus
4- Pronator quadratus
5 -Flexor carpi ulnaris
6- Extensor carpi ulnaris
7- Abductor policis longus
8- extensor policis longus
9- extensor indicis

7. The Forearm muscles Attached to: both the Radius and the Ulna
6 muscles attached to both Radius and Ulna :
1- Supinator *
2- Flexor Digi superficialis *
3- Pronator teres8*
4- Pronator quadratus
5- Abductor policis longus
6- Flexor policis longus (sometime it has an ulnar head as well)
* = Humerus, Radius & Ulnar attachments

8. The forearm muscles Attached only to the Radius
2 muscles attached only to Radius, :
Insertions to Radius:
1- Biceps Brachi
2- Extensor policis brevis
3- Brachioradialis

9. The forearm muscles Attached only to the Ulna
7muscles attached to Ulna
1- Triceps
2- Anconeus
3- Brachialis
4- Extensor Indicis
5- Extensor policis longus
6- A common aponeurosis for FCU, ECU & FDP