Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Part 1: Muscular System

Listing of Media: L

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation

Listing of Media: L

Latissimus Dorsi

Axillary Arch.
from Huntington, 1905.

Axillary Arch, Pectoralis Quartus, Chondroepitrochlearis and the twist of the tendon of Pectoralis Major.
from Bergman.

Chondroepitrochlearis (above) and Dorsoepitrochlearis (below)
from Perrin

Levator Scapulae

Varieties of Shoulder Muscles-Levator Scapulae.
Modified and redrawn from Wood.

Muscles of the Scapula, Neck, and Head.
Left 1, Back view of the human shoulder, showing occipito-scapularis (d) on the right side.
Middle 2, Back view on both sides, showing varieties homologous with the occipito- scapularis (d,d), and one other anomalous slip (ø) of rhomboideus major (R).
Right 3, Back view on left side, showing homologous occipito-scapularis (¶) and two slips (e and n) from levator scapulae (f) to serratus anterior (S) and serratus posterior superior (s).
from Wood.

Muscles of the Scapula, Neck, and Head.

Occipitoscapularis.
Dissecting room specimen,
University of Iowa.

Occipitoscapularis.
Redrawn and modified from Wood.

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