Name

# Rhomboid Minor

Pronunciation

(rom-BOID)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Spinous processes of C7-T1, ligamentum nuchae (lower part), supraspinous ligament

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Scapula - upper medial border at root of scapular spine

Action/Relevance

Retracts & stabilizes the scapulaAssists to downwardly rotate the scapula

Innervation

Dorsal scapular nerve (C5)

Notes

The Rhomboideus minor arises from the lower part of the ligamentum nuchæ and from the spinous processes of the seventh cervical and first thoracic vertebræ. It is inserted into the base of the triangular smooth surface at the root of the spine of the scapula, and is usually separated from the Rhomboideus major by a slight interval, but the adjacent margins of the two muscles are occasionally united.