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Deltopectoral groove
Deltoid muscle
Pectoralis major
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Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The deltopectoral groove is an indentation in the muscular structure between the deltoid muscle and pectoralis major.

It is the location through which the cephalic vein passes and where the coracoid process is most easily palpable.

See also

• Deltopectoral triangle

Additional images

• Superficial muscles of the chest and front of the arm.
• Superficial veins of the upper limb

References

1. "Introduction - Relevant Anatomy of Glenohumeral Instability". Retrieved 2007-08-25.

External links

• Diagram at anatomyatlases.org (see #91)
• http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/L06/020200.htm

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