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The Trapezius or Cucullares

Origin from the transverse occipital ridge and from ligamentum noocha [[nuchae]] (a strong round ligament attached to the upper five cervical vertebra and the protuberance on the os occipitus) from the two lowermost cervical vertebra and all the dorsal. Its fibres run downwards, transversely, & upwards

Inserted - in the Spine of the Scapula nearly to its base, into the accromion [[acromion]] process, and into the posterior third of the clavicle 

Use - to move the Scapula on the trunk in various direction - elevating and depressing it but more éspécially to rotate the Scapula, it also assists in raising the head and turning it to either side

Direction of action sacrad, sternad and laterad
or
sacrad dorsad & messiad [[mesiad]] 

Remarks - This muscle and the latissimus dorsi cover all the back except two small portions over the inferior portion of the body of the scapula, which is occupied by parts of scaral [[sacral]] muscles (hereafter described) - Under the Trapezius on each side of the cervical vertebra in considerable masses of flesh filling up the vacancy in the Skeleton between the head and ribs, comprising several muscles, whose names are not necessary to be known to the artist. Their combined action may be considered as going to support the head and to assist those already described in rotating and inclining it to either side. 

Those fleshy columns then will be more marked when any resistance is made to the elevation the head.

The remaining external muscles of the back are those on the scapula, viz. the Infra Spinatus Teres major & minor

See note opposite page

Transcription Notes:
laterad - towards the side. mesial - relating to or directed toward the middle line of a body.