Deltoid tubercle of spine of scapula

The deltoid tubercle of spine of scapula is a prominence on the spine of scapula. The spine, at lateral to the root of the spine, curves down and laterally to form a lip.R.M.H. McMinn "Lasts Anatomy Regional and Applied" Elsevier Australia, 2003. p.129 This lip is called the deltoid tubercle.

Muscles Middle and inferior fibres of trapezius muscle, and deltoid muscle, attached to the deltoid tubercle.Alison Middleditch, Jean Oliver, "Functional Anatomy of the Spine," Butterworth-Heinemann (2002) p.113 The deltoid tubercle marks the beginning of attachment of deltoid muscle.

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See also Acromion Spine of scapula

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