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Trapezius muscle.
Trapezius muscle
Trapezius
trapezius
muscles connectin the upper extremity tae the vertebral column; trapezius is labeled at upper left.
Details
Origin
spinous processes o vertebrae C1-T12
Insertion
external occipital protuberance, nuchal ligament, medial superior nuchal line, posterior border o the lateral third o the clavicle, acromion process, an spine o scapula
Artery
superficial branch o transverse cervical artery or superficial cervical artery[1]
Nerve
accessory nerve (motor) cervical spinal nerves C3 an C4 (motor an sensation)[2]
Actions
rotation, retraction, elevation, an depression o scapula
In human anatomy, the trapezius (/trəˈpiːzi.əs/) is either ane o twa lairge superficial muscles that extend langitudinally frae the occipital bane tae the lawer thoracic vertebrae an laterally tae the spine o the scapula (shouder blade).
↑"Tufts". Archived frae the original on 22 Apryle 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
↑Arthur F. Dalley, Keith L. Moore, Anne M.R. Agur (2010). Clinically oriented anatomy (6th [International] ed.). Philadelphia [etc.]: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Wolters Kluwer. p. 700. ISBN978-1-60547-652-0.
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