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Muscles of the back

The serratus posticus superior muscle (lat: Serratus posticus superior) - named from its saw-like edge and its relation to the other serrati - is a quadrilateral sheet with a toothed outer margin.

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Muscles of the back

  • The trapezius muscle +

    The trapezius muscle The trapezius (or cucullaris, as it has been called from its resemblance to a cowl = cucullus ; french : muscle trapèze) is… Read More

  • The pectoralis minor muscle +

    The pectoralis minor muscle The pectoralis minor (french: muscle petit pectoral) - named from its being the smaller of the two muscles which arise from… Read More

  • Levator scapula action and description +

    Levator scapula action and description The levator scapula muscle (French : Muscle élévateur de la scapula ; Latin : levator anguli scapulae) , named from its action in raising… Read More

  • The rhomboid muscles, insertion, innervation, action +

    The rhomboid (latin : Rhomboidei ; french: Muscles Rhomboïdes) named from their shape, which is rhomboidal, or like a parallelogram - are sometimes… Read More

  • The latissimus dorsi muscle +

    The latissimus dorsi muscle The latissimus dorsi (french : muscle grand dorsal) - named from its being the broadest of the back muscles - is a fan-shaped… Read More
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