Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Part 1: Muscular System
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
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
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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