Muscle Name: Lower Trapezius

Medical Name:

• Lower Trapezius

Other Names:

• Lower Traps
• Lower Back Muscle

Head:

• Lower Trapezius (Part of the Trapezius Muscle Group)

Movement:

• Depression of the scapula
  • Lowering the shoulders downwards
• Upward rotation of the scapula
  • Rotating the shoulder blade upwards
• Assists in retraction of the scapula
  • Pulling the shoulder blades together

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Spinous processes of T6-T12 vertebrae
• Insertion:
  • Spine of the scapula

Related Muscles:

• Upper Trapezius
• Middle Trapezius
• Rhomboids
• Latissimus Dorsi
• Serratus Anterior
• Deltoids

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