A large vertebrate skeletalmuscle 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.
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trapezius muscle
Origin
Unknown but surely related to the family of Ancient Greek τράπεζα.
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