Rhomboids

Other Names

• Back (Middle)

Heads

1. Rhomboids Minor
2. Rhomboids Major

Movement

Scapula

• Adduction [1, 2]
• Downward Rotation [1, 2]

Attachments

Origin

• Spine
  • Ligamentum Nuchae [1]
  • Cervical Vertebrae (C7) [1]
    • Spinous Processes
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
    • Spinous Processes
      • T1 [1]
      • T2-T5 [2]

Insertion

• Scapula
  • Medial Border (Below spine)
    • Superior [1]
    • Inferior [2]

Related Muscles

• Trapezius
  • Middle Fibers
  • Lower Fibers
• Levator Scapulae
• Serratus Anterior

Comments

The Rhomboids holds the scapula against the thoracic wall.