Upper Back Anatomy Muscles

Back muscles anatomy the surface muscles of the upper back include the trapezius muscles traps and posterior deltoids. The trapezius and latissimus dorsi muscles connect the upper limb to the vertebral column.

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All about the back muscles function of the back muscles.

Upper back anatomy muscles. The posterior deltoid aka. The mid back muscles include the latissimi dorsi lats rhomboids and teres major. These important muscles control many motions that involve moving the arms and head such as throwing a ball looking up at the sky and raising your hand.

The muscles of the chest and upper back occupy the thoracic region of the body inferior to the neck and superior to the abdominal region and include the muscles of the shoulders. Erector spinae spinal erectors. These muscles give height and breadth to back development.

The teres major aka. The lats little helper. Both the deltoid and the trapezius are firmly attached to the spine of the scapula.

The main superficial muscles of the back are the following. Superficial extrinsic muscles connect your upper extremities to the trunk and they form the v shaped musculature associated with the middle and upper back. The latissimus dorsi aka.

They include the trapezius latissimus dorsi levator scapulae and the rhomboids.

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