develops from has muscle origin has muscle insertion has muscle antagonist nuchal ligament neural spine latissimus dorsi muscle serratus ventralis muscle of shoulder trapezius muscle EMAPA:18183 Wikipedia:Trapezius_muscle musculus trapezius VHOG:0000834 SCTID:181740005 spinotrapezius FMA:9626 NCIT:C33809 A large superficial muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade). Its functions are to move the scapulae and support the arm. The trapezius has three functional regions: the superior region (descending part), which supports the weight of the arm; the intermediate region (transverse part), which retracts the scapulae; and the inferior region (ascending part), which medially rotates and depresses the scapulae. [WP,unvetted]. trapezius MA:0002398 UBERON:0002380 acromion lateral border of scapula neural crest-derived structure trapezius pre-muscle mass