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Type of movement trapezius produces?
The trapezius muscle is responsible for various movements of the shoulder and neck, such as elevation, depression, retraction, and rotation of the scapula. It also helps to extend and laterally flex the neck.
What is the action of the levator scapulae?
The levator scapulae muscle primarily elevates and rotates the scapula (shoulder blade) downward and inward, allowing for movements such as shrugging the shoulders. It can also contribute to lateral flexion of the neck when acting unilaterally.
Which muscle is attached to the vertebral edge of the scapula?
Posterioly there are the Rhomboideus major and minor and levator scapula. While anteriorly is the upper three digitations of serratus anterior.
What muscle is used to thrust shoulder anteriorly when pushing something?
serratus anterior
What muscle moves the scapulae forward and rotate scapula upward?
The Serratus Anterior moves the scapula forward and rotates it upward.
What Muscle adducts and rotates the scapula laterally?
Name of the muscle is trapezious. It has an extensive origin from spines of verebral column.
Which muscle is responsible for holding the scapula on the chest wall?
The Serratus Anterior muscle is responsible for holding the scapula against the chest wall. It helps stabilize the scapula and is important for proper shoulder movement and function.
What trunk muscle allows you to elevate your shoulder?
The trapezius muscle allows you to elevate your shoulder. The trapezius muscle resembles a diamond-shaped quadrilateral. Its main function is to stabilize and move the scapula.
What 4 muscles are used to prevent movement of a broken clavicle?
There are actually more than 4 muscles that should be immobilized. When you move your shoulders you move your clavicle. The muscles that causes movement at the shoulder joint should be immobilized. This includes the prime movers, as well as the assistant movers. The following muscles should be immobile. The subclavius which moves and depresses the clavicle as well as helps stabilize the pectoral girdle. The pectoralis minorabduct the scapula and rotates it downward, lowering your shoulders. The serratus anterior abducts the scapula and cause it to rotate upward, shrugging your shoulders. The trapezius stabilizes the scapula as well as move it, and helps extend head. The levator scapulae elevates the scapula and rotates it downward. The rhomboid majorelevates, adducts, rotates downward, and stabilizes the scapula. The Rhomboid minor does the same thing as the Rhomboid major. The pectoralis major adducts and medially rotates the arm at the shoulder joint; flexes arm at the clavicular head and extends the arm to the side of the trunk at the sternocostal head. The deltoid abducts the arm at the shoulder joint; flex and medially rotates the arm at shoulder joint; and extend and laterally rotates the arm at shoulder joint. The subscapularis medially rotates the arm at shoulder joint. The supraspinatus assists the deltoid muscle to abduct the arm at the should joint. The infraspinatuslaterally rotates and abducts the arm at the shoulder joint. The teres major extends the arm at the shoulder joint and assists in the adduction and medial rotation of the arm at the shoulder joint. The teres minor laterally rotates, extends, and adducts the arm at the shoulder joint. The coracobrachialis flexes and adducts the arm at the should joint.
Does the trapezius contract?
Trapezius muscle- located from the skull through the cervical and thoracic vertebrae to the lateral 1/3 of the clavicle and spine of scapula. Function: Elevates, Depresses, Retracts, and rotates the scapula up and down. Innervated by the Spinal Accessory Nerve
What is the muscle that pulls the scapula medially?
The subscapularis muscle medially rotates the scapula. The muscle is innervated by the upper and lower subscapular nerves.
What are facts about the scapula?
The scapula, also known as the shoulder blade, is a flat triangular bone located on the upper back. It connects the humerus bone of the arm to the clavicle bone of the shoulder. The scapula has a glenoid cavity that forms part of the shoulder joint, allowing for a wide range of arm movements.
