O & I Superfical Back Flashcards
Origin: Rhomboid Major
Spinous Process of T2-T5 vertebrae
Insertion: Rhomboid Major
Medial border of the scapula from the level of spine to inferior angle
Innervation: Rhomboid Major
Dorsal Scapular Nerve (C4, C5)
Actions: Rhomboid Major
Retracts scapula & rotates its glenoid cavity inferiorly & fixes scapula to thoracic wall
Origin: Rhomboid Minor
Nuchal ligament & Spinous processes of C7 and T1 Vertebrae
Insertion: Rhomboid Minor
Smooth triangular area at the medial end of scapular spine
Innervation: Rhomboid Minor
Dorsal Scapular Nerve (C4, C5)
Actions: Rhomboid Minor
Retracts scapula & Rotates its glenoid cavity inferiorly, & fixes scapula to thoracic wall
Origin: Latissimus Dorsi
Thoracolumbar fascia of the inferior 6 thoracic, all lumbar, and sacral spinous processes, outer lip of iliac crest, and inferior 3-4 ribs
Insertion: Latissimus Dorsi
Floor of bicipital groove (intertuberculuar sulcus) on the humerus
**may sometimes attach to inferior angle of scapula
Innervation: Latissimus Dorsi
Thoracodorsal nerve (C6, C7, C8) from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus
Actions: Latissimus Dorsi
Extends, medially (internally) rotates, and adducts the humerus. Raises body towards arms during climbing.
Origin: Trapezius
Medial 1/3 of superior nuchal line, external occipital protuberance, nuchal ligament, & spinous processes of C7-T12
Insertion: Trapezius
Lateral 1/3 of clavicle, acromion process, & spine of scapula
Innervation: Trapezius
Spinal Accessory Nerve (CN XI: motor) & C3 and C4 (pain and proprioception)