What muscle upwardly rotates the scapula?
Rhomboid minor
Trapezius (upper and lower)
Pectoralis minor
Rhomboid major
If you were to start at the anterior flap of the upper trapezius and move anteriorly, what order would you palpate the following muscles?
Trapezius, levator scapula, posterior, middle and anterior scalenes
Trapezius, posterior scalene, levator scapula, middle and anterior scalenes
Trapezius, splenii, posterior, middle and anterior scalenes
Trapezius, longus capitis, anterior, middle and posterior scalenes
Choose from the following groups of muscles the unilateral, same side lateral flexors of the cervical spine?
Trapezius (middle), levator scapula and opponens pollicis
Trapezius (lower), latissimus dorsi and sternocleidomastoid
Trapezius (lower), levator scapula and sternocleidomastoid
Trapezius (upper), levator scapula and sternocleidomastoid
What is the correct order of muscle layers, from superficial to deep, between the thoracic vertebrae and the medial border of the scapula?
Trapezius, ESGs, and rhomboids
Rhomboids, trapezius, and ESGs
Rhomboids, ESGs, and trapezius
Trapezius, rhomboids, and ESGs
What two muscles ADduct the scapula?
Rhomboids and trapezius (middle fibers)
Latissimus dorsi and rhomboids
Rhomboids and latissimus dorsi
Latissimus dorsi and Trapezius
Which muscle is responsible for head, neck, and shoulder movements?
Trapezius
Sternocleidomastoid
Levator scapulae
Scalenes
With your client prone and the arm at a 90 degree angle hanging off the side of the table, how do you find the muscle belly of the middle fibers of the trapezius?
By sliding medially and superior from the spine of the scapula
By sliding laterally and superior from the lateral border of the scapula
By sliding medially and inferior from the spine of the scapula
By sliding laterally and inferior from the spine of the scapula
