The rhomboid muscle is a muscle in the human body located under the trapezius muscle and has the shape of a rhombic plate. Consists of 2 muscles:
- Rhomboid muscle
- Rhomboid muscle
| Rhomboid muscle | |
|---|---|
| lat musculus rhomboideus | |
 Major and minor rhomboid muscles | |
| Start | digging ligament , spinous processes from C7 to T4 (T5) |
| Attachment | medial edge of the scapula |
| Blood supply | transverse artery of the neck , suprascapular artery , posterior intercostal arteries |
| Innervation | dorsal nerve of the scapula (C4-C5) |
| Function | Draws the shoulder blade to the spine and up. Together with the front dentate muscle fixes the medial edge of the scapula |
| Antagonist | anterior dentate muscle |
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