Muscles / Shoulders
Coracobrachialis
- Shoulders
- Arm & elbow
- Intermediate layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Tip of the coracoid process
- Insertion
- Middle third of the medial surface of the humerus
- Nerve
- Musculocutaneous nerve (C5-C7)
Actions
- Helps flex and adduct the arm
- Resists downward dislocation of the shoulder
Also trained by
Notes
- Pierced by the musculocutaneous nerve.
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e