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spinotrapezius muscle

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Spinotrapezius, also called thoracic trapezius, is the most posterior of the three trapezius muscles. It is triangular shaped. Posterior to the acromiotrapezius and overlaps latissimus dorsi on the front. Its origin is the neural spines of the thoracic vertebrae and its insertion is the scapular fascia. Its action is to draw the scapula to the dorsal and caudal regions. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_anatomy#Spinotrapezius ]

Term info

Label

spinotrapezius muscle

Synonyms
  • spinotrapezius
  • thoracic trapezius
  • thoracic trapezius muscle
id

UBERON:0014800

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9681