Origins/Insertions/Attachments

Question 1

Latissimus Dorsi: Origin

Answer 1

• iliac crest
• thoraco lumbar fascia
• spinous processes of last 6 thoracic vertebrae
• last 3 - 4 ribs

Question 2

LD Insertion

Answer 2

Floor of intertubercular groove

Question 3

LD: Attachment

Answer 3

• extension
• adduction
• medial rotation of humerus

Question 4

Trapezius Muscle: Origin

Answer 4

• external occipital protuberance
• medial 1/3 superior nuchal line
• nuchal ligament
• SP of C7 - T12

Question 5

Trapezius: Insertion

Answer 5

• lateral 1/3 clavicle
• acromion
• spine of scapula

Question 6

Trapezius: Attachment

Answer 6

• elevate
• retract
• depress the scapula

Question 7

Rhomboid Minor: Origin

Answer 7

• ligamentum nuchae
• spinous processes of C7 - T1

Question 8

Rhomboid Minor: Insertion

Answer 8

• medial border of scapula @ spine of scapula

Question 9

Rhomboid Minor: Attachment

Answer 9

• adducts
• does downward rotation
• fixes scapula to thoracic wall

Question 10

Rhomboid Major: Origin

Answer 10

• SP T2 - T5

Question 11

Rhomboid Major: Insertion

Answer 11

• medial border of scapula, btwn spine and inferior angle

Question 12

Rhomboid Major: Attachment

Answer 12

• adducts
• does downward rotation
• fixes scapula to thoracic wall

Question 13

Levator Scapulae: Origin

Answer 13

• posterior tubercle of
  TRANSVERSE PROCESSES of C1 - C4

Question 14

Levator Scapulae: Insertion

Answer 14

• Medial border of scapula to root of spine of scapula
• superior angle of scapula

Question 15

Levator Scapulae: Attachment

Answer 15

• elevates scapula
• performs downward rotation of scapula