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Right side · Muscle · 3D study

Right rhomboid minor

Rhomboid minor is the smaller, upper member of the rhomboid pair. Its scapular attachment provides a useful landmark for comparing it with rhomboid major below.

Atlas noteOriginal-source surface geometry; colors are illustrative. This partial study has not yet received specialist anatomical review.
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Right rhomboid minor

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* Partial trunk model: thoracic and lumbar spine, sacrum, ribs, sternum parts, hip bones, selected muscles and 14 indexed costal cartilages. Discs, cervical spine, coccyx and organs are not included.

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Educational draft · anatomical review pendingSources checked . Prepared with AI assistance; not yet reviewed by a qualified anatomist. Not for diagnosis or treatment.
Region
Back
Side
Right
Tissue
Skeletal muscle
Source
FMA13383 / FJ1537

Spine and scapula landmarks

It arises near the lower nuchal ligament and the spinous processes of C7–T1, reaching the medial scapular border at the root of the scapular spine.

These are anatomical orientation points, not labeled attachment footprints on this surface. The scapula retains its upper-limb page; use the human overview to compare it with this muscle in shared source coordinates.

Sources: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso · BodyParts3D / DBCLS

Scapular action and nerve supply

The rhomboids draw the scapula toward the spine and assist its downward rotation. Their innervation is through the dorsal scapular nerve.

This viewer shows a static source position. It does not calculate scapular motion, muscle force or nerve paths; the text is an anatomical guide, not a movement simulation.

Sources: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso · BodyParts3D / DBCLS

Compare the rhomboid pair

Compare the smaller upper surface with rhomboid major below it. C7 and the nuchal ligament are not loaded, so this scene cannot display every proximal attachment landmark.

Choose Back or Oblique to inspect the posterior aspect. Search for rhomboid to find all four side-specific objects, then use Isolate or Fade others. Side labels refer to the person modeled, not the screen.

Sources: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso · BodyParts3D / DBCLS

What this study includes

Each muscle on each side has its own indexed BodyParts3D object. The original vertices and faces are retained; Anatomio has not made a mirrored substitute or divided a larger surface.

The back region contains these four muscle meshes, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum. Scapulae are visible in the human overview, not this subset. Other back muscles, cervical vertebrae, fascia, discs, nerves and vessels are not represented here.

Sources: BodyParts3D / DBCLS

Read the model

Explore right rhomboid minor in 3D

  1. Inspect from behind. Use Back, then rotate toward Oblique to examine the original surface.
  2. Compare its partner. Open the other rhomboid on the same side below, then compare the opposite side.
  3. Restore shoulder-girdle context. Use the common human scene to see the scapulae and trunk together. Human body →

Sources and editorial status

This guide uses independently written explanations with links to the evidence behind them. Source checking and specialist anatomical review are separate steps; the latter is still pending.

  1. Anatomy tables · Superficial back

    Rhomboid major and minor: general attachment landmarks, scapular actions and dorsal scapular nerve. Independent summary; no illustrations reproduced.

  2. BodyParts3D 4.0 · IS-A source index

    FMA13383 / FJ1537: exact source identity and side; original geometry retained.

3D geometry and its separate license are credited beneath the viewer. References do not imply endorsement of this site.

Source identification

About this model

BodyParts3D identifies this surface as right rhomboid minor: FMA13383 / FJ1537. Its original coordinates and topology are preserved. Anatomical sides refer to the body, not the screen.

The trunk assembly includes thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, ribs, sternum parts, hip bones, selected muscles and 14 indexed costal cartilages. Discs, cervical vertebrae, coccyx, organs and other trunk muscles are not loaded.

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