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Structure of trapezius muscle

Known as: Muscle, Trapezius, Trapezius, M. trapezius 
One of a pair of flat, large, triangular muscles that extend from the external occipital protuberance and the medial third of the superior nuchal… 
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Skeletal muscle structure of backSuperficial Back Muscles

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2006
2006
Strength training and anabolic steroids : a comparative study of the vastus lateralis, a thigh muscle and the trapezius, a shoulder muscle, of strength-trained athletes
Strength training and anabolic steroids : a comparative study of the vastus lateralis, a thigh muscle and the trapezius, a… 
2005
2005
Surface electromyographic response of the neck muscles to maximal voluntary clenching of the teeth.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity of digastric, sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezius, lower trapezius and… 
2000
2000
Headache management in an interventional pain practice.
More than 20 million people in the United States suffer from severe headaches. Most have been diagnosed as "migraines," which… 
2000
2000
The Effects of Walking Speed on the Biomechanics of Backpack Load Carriage
Abstract : An analysis of the effects of 3 walking speeds (1.17, 1.33, and 1.50 m/s) on gait during backpack load carriage was… 
1985
1985
Skeletal and functional craniofacial adaptations in plagiocephaly.
The present report aims to contribute to our understanding of craniofacial development in plagiocephaly. A previously unreported… 
1984
1984
The effects of food restriction and exercise on site-specific differences in adipocyte volume and adipose tissue cellularity in the guinea-pig
1. The volume and number of adipocytes were measured in fourteen anatomical sites of adult guinea-pigs kept in small cages and… 
1980
1980
Biting palsy of the accessory nerve.
A young man was bitten by his girl friend at the anterior border of the left trapezius muscle. Weakness of the trapezius resulted… 
1978
1978
Relieving pain with nerve blocks.
Pain syndromes in elderly patients are seldom psychogenic or due merely to "old age." Careful differential diagnosis is important… 
1977
1977
Anatomical analysis of the developmental effects of aneuploidy in man--the 18-trisomy syndrome: I. Anomalies of the head and neck.
This paper describes the anatomical variations observed in the head and neck in eight infants with the 18-trisomy syndrome that… 
1977
1977
Bilateral absence of the trapezius and sternal head of the pectoralis major muscles. A case report.
A twenty-year-old man complained ofdifficulty in getting clothes to fit him because of an abnormal configuration of both…