Upper back
Rhomboid minor
Retracts and downwardly rotates the scapula and helps secure it to the thoracic wall
- Origin
- Ligamentum nuchae and spinous processes of the seventh cervical and first thoracic vertebrae
- Insertion
- Medial end of the scapular spine
- Primary actions
- Retracts and downwardly rotates the scapula and helps secure it to the thoracic wall
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