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Trapezius:

Proximal Attachment - Medial third of superior nuchal line, external occipital protuberance, nuchal ligament, spinous processes of C7-T12 vertebrae

Distal Attachment - Lateral third of clavicle; acromion and spine of scapula

Innervation - Spinal accessory nerve and C3, C4 spinal nerves

Action - Descending part elevates; ascending part depresses; and middle part retracts scapula; descending and ascending parts act together to rotate glenoid cavity superiorly

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