latissimus dorsi muscle
Musculus latissimus dorsi
In 1 atlas
Definition
muscle on the back trunk of the upper body
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Relations
- Action
- extension of the arm via the shoulder joint, adduction of the arm at the shoulder joint, medial rotation of the arm at the shoulder joint, exhalation
- Innervation
- thoracodorsal nerve
- Arterial supply
- thoracodorsal artery
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2231
- TA98
- A04.3.01.006
- FMA
- 13357
- UBERON
- 0001112
- Wikidata
- Q283673
