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Major Muscles & Their Actions

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What are the major muscles that act at the shoulder girdle?   Trapezius, levator scapulae, rhomboid major and minor, pectoralis minor and serratus anterior.  
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Primary functions of the upper trapezius   Upper rotation and elevation of scapula  
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Primary functions of the middle trapezius   Upward rotation and adduction of scapula  
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Primary function of the lower trapezius   Depression of scapula  
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Primary function of levator scapulae   elevation of scapula  
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Primary functions of the rhomboid major and minor   Adduction, downward rotation, and elevation of scapula  
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Primary functions of the pectoralis minor   Stabilization, depression, downward rotation, and abduction of the scapula  
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Primary functions of the serratus anterior   Stabilization, abduction, and upward rotation of the scapula  
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What are the muscles of the rotator cuff?   Infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis, and supraspinatus  
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Primary function of the infraspinatus   External rotation  
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Primary function of the teres minor   External rotation  
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Primary function of the subscapularis   Internal rotation  
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Primary function of the supraspinatus   abduction  
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