Espiral AtlasTrapezius muscle
musculus trapezius
Descending part elevates the scapula; ascending part lowers it; transverse part (or all together) retracts it. Descending and ascending parts together rotate the glenoid cavity upward.
In the full entry
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- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Clinical
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Dyspnea and accessory respiratory muscles
- Congenital and spasmodic torticollis
- Triangle of auscultation
- Injury to the accessory nerve (CN XI)