Deltopectoral groove

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.^[1]

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

• Deltopectoral triangle

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

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

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