Muscle Name: Rhomboids (Upper Back)

Medical Name:

• Rhomboid Major and Rhomboid Minor

Other Names:

• Rhomboid Muscles
• Upper Back Muscles

Head:

• Rhomboid Major
• Rhomboid Minor

Movement:

• Retraction of the scapula
  • Pulling the shoulder blades together
• Elevation of the scapula
  • Lifting the shoulder blades upwards
• Downward rotation of the scapula
  • Rotating the shoulder blade downward

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Rhomboid Major: Spinous processes of T2-T5 vertebrae
  • Rhomboid Minor: Spinous processes of C7-T1 vertebrae
• Insertion:
  • Rhomboid Major: Medial border of the scapula, between the spine and the inferior angle
  • Rhomboid Minor: Medial border of the scapula, at the level of the spine

Related Muscles:

• Trapezius
• Levator Scapulae
• Latissimus Dorsi
• Serratus Anterior
• Deltoids

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