What is the Rhomboid Muscle?
It is rhombic, deep in the middle of the trapezius. Role: Pull the scapula and move inward and upward
Rhomboid muscle
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It is rhombic, deep in the middle of the trapezius. Role: Pull the scapula and move inward and upward
- Name
- Rhomboid muscle
- Department
- Deep trapezius
- Starting point
- 6th and 7th cervical spine
- Stop
- Medial margin of scapula
- English
- Rhomboid
Part: deep layer of trapezius.
Starting point: the 6th and 7th cervical vertebrae and the 1st to 4th thoracic spinous processes.
Stop: the medial edge of the scapula.
Function: When nearly fixed, make the scapula lift up, retract and lower down. When distantly fixed, both sides contract, so that the thoracic spine stretches.
As the arm is raised and lowered, the rhomboid muscles will swell near the spine. Conversely, when they are far away from the spine, shallow grooves will form.
