A: Upper Fibers (unilaterally) cervical flexion to the same side, cervical rotation to the oppisite side, scapular elevation and upward rotation
Upper fibers (bilaterally) - Cervical extension
Middle Fibers - Adduction (scapular retraction)
Lower Fibers - Scapular depression and upward rotation
O: External occipital protuberance, superior nuchal line of occiput, ligamentum nuchae and spinous processes of C7-T12
I: Lateral 1/3 of clavicle, acromion, scapular spine
N: Spinal Accessory (cranial nerve XI) |