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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- Chinese name
- Rhomboid muscle
- Department
- Deep trapezius
- Starting point
- 6th and 7th cervical spine
- Stop
- Medial margin of scapula
- English
- Rhomboid
- It is rhombic, deep in the middle of the trapezius. Role: Pull the scapula and move inward and upward
- 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.