rhomboid minor (muscle)


rhom·boid mi·nor (mus·cle)

[TA] thoracoappendicular muscle; origin, spinous processes of sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae; insertion, medial margin of scapula above spine; action, draws scapula toward vertebral column and slightly upward; nerve supply, dorsal nerve of scapula. Synonym(s): musculus rhomboideus minor [TA], lesser rhomboid muscle