Other Names
- Serratus Magnus
- Boxer's Muscle
Heads
- Digitations
- Superior
- Inferior (Longer)
Movement
- Abduction [1, 2]
- Upward Rotation [2]
- Elevation (Weak) [1]
Attachments
- Ribs (Surface) [1, 2]
- Upper 8 or 9
- Scapula (Medial) [1, 2]
- Medial Border
- Anterior Surface
- Medial Border
Related Muscles
Comments
The serratus anterior holds the scapula against the thoracic wall. A winged scapula condition indicates a weakness of the serratus anterior.