Shoulder Girdle

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Muscle(s)
Movement
 

Elevation

Superior trapezius
Mid trapezius
Levator scapulae
Serratus anterior (upper)
Elevation movement of the shoulder girdle – e.g. raising the scapula up (‘I don’t know’).
 

Depression

Pectoralis minor
Latissimus dorsi
Pectoralis major
Inferior Trapezius
Lowering movement of the shoulder girdle.
 

Protraction

Serratus anterior
Pectoralis minor
Levator scapulae
Pectoralis major
Movement away from the midline of the body – e.g. moving the scapula away from the spine during protraction of the shoulder girdle.
 

Retraction

Mid Trapezius
Inferior Trapezius
Rhomboids
Latissimus dorsi
Movement toward the midline of the body – e.g. moving the scapula toward from the spine during retraction of the shoulder girdle.