trapezius

IPA: trʌpˈiziɪs

(anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.

Examples of "trapezius" in Sentences

Surgical management of trapezius palsy.
Acromiotrapezius is the middle trapezius muscle.
Shrugs are used to develop the upper trapezius muscle.
The ligamentum nuchae and trapezius muscle attach to it.
It might also blend with the trapezius before its insertion.
Trust me, as a result I have some wicked tight trapezius muscles!
The most anterior of the trapezius muscles, it is also the largest.
LB Trevor Scott missed the final three practices with a trapezius pull.
[88] The muscle of the back, called the trapezius, is an example of this.
There is no indication of swelling of trapezius on the outline of shoulders.
The nerve functions to control the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.
The upper fibres of the trapezius are also involved in elevating the shoulders.
He would wink uncontrollably and move his neck restlessly, flexing his trapezius muscles.
Cheryl Anne released me after a few more minutes and told me my trapezius muscles were tight.
I search for corrugations in the trapezius muscles between her shoulder blades and rub them flat with my thumbs.
He was plagued by a blister on his right index finger in the late innings against the Braves and felt spasms in the trapezius muscle along the right side of his neck last week.