Muscles Acting On Scapula Chart (L1)

Question 1

What 2 muscles control elevation on the scapula?

Answer 1

Trapezius, Rhomboideus

Question 2

What muscle controls depression on the scapula?

Answer 2

Serratus ventralis

Question 3

What 3 muscles help advance the glenoid cranially on the scapula?

Answer 3

Trapezius, Omotransversarius, Brachiocephalicus

Question 4

What 2 muscles retract the glenoid ventrally on the scapula?

Answer 4

Latissimus dorsi, Trapezius

Question 5

What 2 muscles adduct on the scapula?

Answer 5

Rhomboideus, Pectoralis mm.

Question 6

What are the 3 involved nerves and their controlled muscles acting on scapula?

Answer 6

1. Accessory n.- Elevation, advance
2. Thoracodorsal n.- Retraction
3. Long thoracic n.- Depression