Term
| Posterior Shoulder Girdle Muscles |
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Definition
- Trapezius
- Rhomboid Major and Minor
- Levator Scapulae
- Latissimus Dorsi
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Term
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Definition
- Skull
- Spinous processes C7-T12
- Ligamentum Nuchae C1-C6
- Lateral 1/3 Clavicle
- Acromion Process
- Spine of the Scapula
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Term
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Definition
- Scapulothoracic Movement
- Elevation (upper fibers)
- Retraction (middle fibers and lower fibers)
- Depression (lower fibers)
- Upward Rotation (entire muscle, middle acts mostly to stabilize)
- Cervical I-V Joint Movement (upper fibers)
- Extension
- Sidebend
- Rotation to the opposite side
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Term
| Trapezius Nerve Innervation |
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Definition
- Motor = Spinal portion of (Spinal) Accessory Nerve (CN XI)
- Sensory = C3 and C4
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Term
| Latissimus Dorsi Attachment |
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Definition
- Spinous processes T7-Sacrum via thoracolumbar fascia
- Iliac crest
- Inferior Angle of the Scapula
- Floor of the intertubercular groove
- Crest of the Lesser Tuberlce
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Term
| Latissimus Dorsi Movement |
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Definition
- Scapulothoracic Movement
- Depression
- Downward Rotation
- Other
- Elevates the pelvis when the shoulder is fixed
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Term
| Latissimus Dorsi Nerve Innervation |
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Definition
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Term
| Rhomboid Major & Minor Attachments |
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Definition
- Major
- Spinous processes T2-T5
- Medial border of scapula from root of scapular spine to inferior angle
- Minor
- Spinous processes C7-T1
- Medial border of scapula superior to scapular spine
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Term
| Rhomboid Major & Minor Movements |
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Definition
- Scapulothoracic Movement
- Elevation
- Retraction
- Downward Rotation
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Term
| Rhomboid Major & Minor Nerve Innervation |
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Definition
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Term
| Levator Scapulae Attachments |
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Definition
- Transverse processes C1-C4
- Medial border and superior angle of the Scapula
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Term
| Levator Scapulae Movement |
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Definition
- Scapulothoracic Movement
- I-V Joint Movement
- Extension
- Sidebend
- Rotation to same side
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Term
| Levator Scapulae Nerve Innervation |
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Definition
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