Last update: Dec 4th, 2017

Rhomboid Minor Muscle

Rhomboid Minor Muscle

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Trapezius, deltoid, triceps brachii, latissimus dorsi

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Levator scapulae, supraspinatus, infraspinatus

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Teres minor and major

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Insertion and origin

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Rhomboideus minor

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Attachments of Rhomboid Minor Muscle: Origin & Insertion

Origin: (proximal attachments)
a. Spinous process of C7-T1 vertebrae.

Insertion: (distal attachments)
a. Medial border of scapula superior to spine.

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Rhomboideus minor

Rhomboid Minor Muscle with labels: Origin and Insertion

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Actions on the shoulder (scapula):

a. Retracts the medial border of scapula while it downwardly rotates the lateral angle.

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b. Elevates the medial border of scapula while it downwardly rotates the lateral angle.

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Innervation of Rhomboid Minor Muscle:

Dorsal scapular nerve (C5).

An Overview of the Rhomboid Minor Muscle

Posterior view labeled: Origin and Insertion

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major and minor

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major and minor, levator scapulae

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major and minor, levator scapulae, teres minor

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major and minor, levator scapulae, teres minor and major

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major and minor, levator scapulae, teres minor and major, latissimus dorsi

Posterior view labeled: Rhomboid major and minor, levator scapulae, teres minor and major, latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii

Posterior view labeled: Levator scapulae, infraspinatus, teres major, triceps brachii, latissimus dorsi

Posterior view labeled: Levator scapulae, supraspinatus, teres minor and major, triceps brachii, latissimus dorsi

Posterior view labeled: Levator scapulae, trapezius, deltoid, teres minor and major, latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii

Posterior view labeled: Levator scapulae, trapezius, deltoid, teres minor and major, latissimus dorsi, triceps brachii

Posterior view labeled: Trapezius, deltoid, teres minor and major, triceps brachii, latissimus dorsi

Test yourself while observing the rhomboid minor muscle anatomy

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