SCAPULAR ELEVATORS Flashcards
1
Q
Scapular Elevators:
Muscle Involved (4)
A
Trapezius
Rhomboid Major
Rhomboid Minor
Levator Scapulae
2
Q
O: Trapezius
A
Occipital bone, ligamentum
nuchae, spine of the C7 and
all Thoracic Vertebrae
3
Q
O: Rhomboid Major
A
2nd-5th thoracic spines
3
Q
N: Trapezius
A
CN XI
4
Q
I: Trapezius
A
Upper Fiber: lateral 3rd of clavicle
Middle-Lower Fiber: acromion
and spine of scapula
5
Q
A: Trapezius
A
UF: elevate the scapula
MF: pulls the scapula medially
LF: pulls scapula downward
6
Q
I: Rhomboid Major
A
Medial border of the scapula
7
Q
N: Rhomboid Major
A
Dorsal Scapular
8
Q
A: Rhomboid Major
A
Raises medial border upward and
medially
9
Q
O: Rhomboid Minor
A
Ligamentum Nuchae; C6 - T1
10
Q
I: Rhomboid Minor
A
Medial border of the scapula
11
Q
N: Rhomboid Minor
A
Dorsal Scapular
12
Q
A: Rhomboid Minor
A
Raises medial border upward and
medially
