Rhomboid major

Rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle.

Rhomboideus major

Origin

It originates at spinous processes of the T2 to T5 vertebrae.

Insertion

It inserts to medial border of the scapula, inferior to the insertion of rhomboid minor muscle.

Rhomboideus major muscle

Blood and nerve supply

It is supplied by include dorsal scapular artery and innervated by dorsal scapular nerve (C4 and C5)

Rhomboid major muscle animation

Actions

• It retracts the scapula and rotates it to depress the glenoid cavity.
• It also fixes the scapula to the thoracic wall.

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