SCAPULAR DOWNWARD ROTATORS Flashcards
Scapular Downward Rotators:
Muscles Involved (4)
Levator Scapulae
Rhomboid Major
Rhomboid Minor
Pectoralis Minor
O: Levator Scapulae
Transverse process of C1-C4
I: Levator Scapulae
Medial border of the scapula
N: Levator Scapulae
Dorsal Scapular;
C3-C4
A: Levator Scapulae
Raises medial border of scapula
O: Rhomboid Major
2nd-5th thoracic spines
I: Rhomboid Major
Medial border of the scapula
N: Rhomboid Major
Dorsal Scapular
A: Rhomboid Major
Raises medial border upward and
medially
O: Rhomboid Minor
Ligamentum Nuchae; C6 - T1
I: Rhomboid Minor
Medial border of the scapula
N: Rhomboid Minor
Dorsal Scapular
A: Rhomboid Minor
Raises medial border upward and
medially
I: Pectoralis Minor
Coracoid process of scapula
O: Pectoralis Minor
3rd-5th ribs