rhomboid minor muscle
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward
Synonyms: lesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward
Synonyms: lesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor
| Rhomboid minor | ||
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| Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Rhomboideus minor visible at upper center right, near shoulder.) | ||
| Latin | musculus rhomboideus minor | |
| subject #121 434 | ||
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| Insertion: | ||
| Nerve: | dorsal scapular nerve (C4 and C5) | |
| Retracts the |
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| Serratus anterior muscle | ||
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The Rhomboideus minor arises from the lower part of the
It is inserted into the base of the triangular smooth surface at the root of the
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Left scapula. Dorsal surface. |
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| VERTEBRAL COLUMN | |
| THORACIC WALLS | pectoralis major - pectoralis minor -
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| SHOULDER | |
| ARM | anterior compartment: |
| FOREARM | anterior compartment: super. - |
| lateral volar - medial volar - |
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