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Trapezius
Function: elevates, retracts & depresses scapula as well as rotate it superiorly
Innervation: spinal accessory & thoracodorsal
Latissimus dorsi
Function: extends, medially rotates & adducts arm
Innervation: thoracodorsal
Rhomboid major
Function: retracts, elevates and rotates scapula inferiorly
Innervation: dorsal scapular
Rhomboid minor
Function: retracts, elevates and rotates scapula inferiorly
Innervation: dorsal scapular
Levator scapulae
Function: elevates scapula
Innervation: dorsal scapular; upper part gets branches of C3 & C4
Erector spinae (sacrospinalis):
Iliocostalis, Longissimus, Spinalis
Function: extend, rotate, and laterally flex the head and vertebral column
Innervation: dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves
Splenius capitis & Splenius cervicis
Function: extend, rotate and laterally flex the head and neck
Innervation: dorsal primary rami of the middle and lower cervical spinal nerves