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Trapezius

Type
Muscle
Japanese
僧帽筋
Reading
そうぼうきん
English
Trapezius
Latin
Musculus trapezius
Main functions
Shoulder movement / Neck movement / Posture

Connections

Origin

  • Occipital bone
  • Nuchal ligament
  • Cervical vertebrae (C1–C7)
  • Thoracic vertebrae (T1–T12)

Insertion

  • Clavicle
  • Scapula

Nerve supply

  • Accessory nerve
  • Cervical plexus

Articles

  • Trapezius muscle: upper, middle and lower fibres, origin, insertion and action
  • Upper fibres of the trapezius: position, actions and nerve

Also mentioned in

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  • Splenius capitis: position, action and difference from the SCM
  • Latissimus dorsi: location, action and English name
  • Scapula: position, attached muscles and nerves
  • Back muscles: superficial and deep layers, and their nerves
  • Cervical Vertebrae: The 7 Vertebrae, Related Muscles and Nerves
  • Sternocleidomastoid: origin, insertion, actions and accessory nerve supply in 3D
  • Rhomboid minor: origin, insertion, action and the rhomboid major
  • Semispinalis capitis: origin, insertion, action and nerves
  • Splenius cervicis: origin, insertion and action
  • Serratus posterior superior: origin, insertion and role in inspiration
  • Splenius capitis: position, action and English name

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