Rhomboid major
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Rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle.
Origin[edit | edit source]
It originates at spinous processes of the T2 to T5 vertebrae.
Insertion[edit | edit source]
It inserts to medial border of the scapula, inferior to the insertion of rhomboid minor muscle.
Blood and nerve supply[edit | edit source]
It is supplied by include dorsal scapular artery and innervated by dorsal scapular nerve (C4 and C5)
Actions[edit | edit source]
- It retracts the scapula and rotates it to depress the glenoid cavity.
- It also fixes the scapula to the thoracic wall.
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