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Define shoulder move
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Elevation | Lifting the shoulders toward the ears |
| Shoulder | |
| Depression | Moving the shoulders downward (toward feet) |
| What muscles are used to elevate the shoulders? | Leavator scapulae, trapezius (upper division) |
| Adduction | Moving the vertebral (medial) border of the scapula toward the spine. This happens when the shoulders are drawn backward in the “military posture.” |
| What muscles are used addicting the shoulders? | Rhomboids, trapezius (middle division) |
| What muscles depress the shoulders? | Trapezius, (lower division) |
| Abduction: | Moving the vertebral border of the scapula away from the spine. This occurs when shoulders are rounded forward. |
| What muscles are used to abduct shoulders? | Serratus anterior, Pectoralis Minor |
| Upward Rotation | Moving the glenoid fossa in a superior & medial direction (or moving the inferior angle of the scapula in a superior & lateral direction) |
| What muscles are used to move shoulders in an upward rotation? | Serratus anterior, trapezius |
| Downward Rotation | Moving the glenoid fossa in an inferior & lateral direction (or moving the inferior angle of the scapula in an inferior & medial direction) |
| What muscles move the shoulders in a downward rotation? | Rhomboids, perctorals minor |