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Latissimus dorsi
origin: spinous processes of thoracic T7-L5, thoracolumbar fascia, iliac crest and inferior 3 or 4 ribs, inferior angle of scapula
insertion: floor of intertubercular groove of the humerus
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Trapezius
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external occipital protuberance, nuchal ligament, medial superior nuchal line, spinous processes of vertebrae C7-T12 |
Insertion: posterior border of the lateral third of the clavicle, acromion process, and spine of scapula
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Rhomboid major
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spinous processes of the T2 to T5 vertebrae |
insertion: medial border of the scapula, inferior to the insertion of rhomboid minor muscle
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Rhomboid minor
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nuchal ligaments and spinous processes of C7–T1 |
insertion: medial border of scapula
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Teres major
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posterior aspect of the inferior angle of the scapula |
insertion: medial lip of the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus
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Teres minor
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lateral border of the scapula |
insertion: inferior facet of greater tubercle of the humerus
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Supraspinatus
origin:
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supraspinous fossa of scapula |
insertion: superior facet of greater tubercle of humerus
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Infraspinatus
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infraspinous fossa of the scapula |
insertion: middle facet of greater tubercle of the humerus |
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Subscapularis
origin: subscapular fossa
insertion: lesser tubercle of humerus |
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Levator scapulae
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Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of C1 - C4 vertebrae |
insertion: Superior part of medial border of scapula |
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Splenius capitis
origin: Ligamentum nuchae, spinous process of C7-T3
insertion: Mastoid process of temporal and occipital bone
Splenius cervicis
origin: spinous processes of T3-T6
insertion: transverse processes of C1-C3 |
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Semispinalis capitis
origin: Transversal process of lower cervical and higher thoracal columna
insertion: Area between superior and inferior nuchal line
Semispinalis cervicis
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transverse processes of the upper five or six thoracic vertebræ |
insertion: cervical spinous processes, from the axis to the fifth
Semispinalis dorsi
origin: transverse processes of the sixth to the tenth thoracic vertebræ
insertion: spinous processes of the upper four thoracic and lower two cervical vertebrae |
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Serratus posterior superior
origin: nuchal ligament (or ligamentum nuchae) and the spinous processes of the vertebrae C7 through T3
insertion: the upper borders of the 2nd through 5th ribs |
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Serratus posterior inferior
origin: vertebrae T11 - L2
insertion: the inferior borders of the 9th through 12th ribs |
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Greater occipital nerve
origin: dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2
course: ascends after emerging from the suboccipital triangle between the inferior oblique and semispinalis capitis muscle; passes through the trapezius muscle and ascends to innervate the skin along the posterior part of the scalp to the vertex |
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Longissimus thoracis
origin: posterior surfaces of the transverse processes and the accessory processes of the lumbar vertebræ, and to the anterior layer of the lumbodorsal fascia
insertion: tips of the transverse processes of all the thoracic vertebræ, and by fleshy processes into the lower nine or ten ribs between their tubercles and angles
Longissimus cervicis
origin: summits of the transverse processes of the upper four or five thoracic vertebræ
insertion: posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae from the second to the sixth
Longissimus capitis
origin: transverse processes of the upper four or five thoracic vertebræ, and the articular processes of the lower three or four cervical vertebrae
insertion: posterior margin of the mastoid process |
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Iliocostalis
origin: Sacrum/Illiac Crest/Spinous Processes of lower lumbar/thoracic vertebrae
insertion: ribs |
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