A large superficial muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade). Its functions are to move the scapulae and support the arm. The trapezius has three functional regions: the superior region (descending part), which supports the weight of the arm; the intermediate region (transverse part), which retracts the scapulae; and the inferior region (ascending part), which medially rotates and depresses the scapulae. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezius_muscle ]
Synonyms: trapezius
Term information
- Wikipedia:Trapezius_muscle
- VHOG:0000834
- NCIT:C33809
- EMAPA:18183
- MA:0002398
- FMA:9626
- SCTID:181740005
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- muscle of shoulder
- neural crest-derived structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- has muscle insertion some lateral border of scapula
- has muscle antagonist some latissimus dorsi muscle
- has muscle insertion some acromion
- has muscle origin some neural spine
- develops from some trapezius pre-muscle mass
- has muscle antagonist some serratus ventralis
- has muscle origin some nuchal ligament