| NOUN | a trapezius muscle | trapezius muscles |
| SYNO | cowl muscle | musculus trapezius | trapezius | ... |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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Usage Examples English
- The brachial plexus provides nerve supply to the skin and muscles of the arms, with two exceptions: the trapezius muscle (supplied by the spinal accessory nerve) and an area of skin near the axilla (supplied by the intercostobrachial nerve).
- The superior angle of the scapula or medial angle, is covered by the trapezius muscle.
- Contraction of the trapezius muscle can have two effects: movement of the scapulae when the spinal origins are stable, and movement of the spine when the scapulae are stable.
- Muscles that attach to and depress the scapulae include the lower trapezius muscle and the pectoralis minor.
- The fossa can be exposed by the removal of skin and the superficial fascia of the back and the trapezius muscle.
- The nuchal ligament and trapezius muscle attach to it.
- From here, the accessory nerve courses through the posterior triangle of the neck to enter the anterior border of the trapezius muscle at a point located approximately at the junction of the middle and lower thirds of the anterior border of this muscle.
- Upon entering the trapezius muscle the superficial branch divides again into an ascending and descending branch.
- Damage results in an inability to shrug the shoulders or raise the arm above the head, particularly due to compromised trapezius muscle innervation.
- This may also refer to a type of neck compression employed from a rear mount position in which the back of the thumbs are used to drive into the neck starting from the high trapezius muscle toward the sternocleidomastoid muscles, causing severe discomfort and even submission.
- It is performed from the front of the opponent by grabbing the opponent by the collar, behind the neck, or behind the trapezius muscle.
- It lies deep to the trapezius muscle and can be palpated as a firm round muscle mass just lateral to the cervical spinous processes.
- Cranial nerves bring information to the CNS to and from the face, as well as to certain muscles (such as the trapezius muscle, which is innervated by accessory nerves as well as certain cervical spinal nerves).
- The serratus anterior acts in concert with the upper and lower fibers of the trapezius muscle to sustain upward rotation of the scapula, which allows for overhead lifting.
- The shoulder shrug (usually called simply the shrug) is an exercise in weight training used to develop the upper trapezius muscle.
- The clavicle or collar-bone forms the lower limit of the neck, and laterally the outward slope of the neck to the shoulder is caused by the trapezius muscle.
- Damage to the accessory nerve (XI) will lead to weakness in the trapezius muscle on the same side as the damage.
- The sternocleidomastoid is within the investing fascia of the neck, along with the trapezius muscle, with which it shares its nerve supply (the accessory nerve).
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