THE

SHOULDER
GIRDLE
 THE SHOULDER GIRDLE

The shoulder girdle or pectoral
girdle is the set of bones in the
appendicular skeleton which
connects to the arm on each
side. In humans it consists of
the clavicle and scapula
 The shoulder girdle consists of five muscles that
attach to the clavicle and scapula and allow for the
motion of sternoclavicular joint (connection
between sternum and clavicle) and 
acromioclavicular joint (connection between
clavicle and scapula).

FIVE MUSCLES
1. Trapezius Muscle 
2. Levator Scapulae Muscle
3. Rhomboid Muscle  
4. Serraturus Interior Muscle
5. Pectoralis Minor Muscle
 Trapezius Muscle 

The trapezius muscle is a postural

and active movement muscle, used
to tilt and turn the head and neck,
shrug, steady the shoulders, and
twist the arms. The trapezius
elevates, depresses, rotates, and
retracts the scapula, or shoulder
blade.
THREE PARTS
DESCENDING OR SUPERIOR
Moves the shoulder blade medially and rotates it
outward

TRANSVERSE OR MIDDLE
Causes elevation of scapula

ASCENDING OR INFERIOR
Depresses the scapula
Levator Scapulae Muscle

The levator scapulae muscle is a

long muscle of the shoulder girdle
It is situated at the back and the
side of the neck,  its main function
is to lift the scapula.
 Rhomboid Muscle  

 It retracts and rotates the scapula.

There are two rhomboid muscles –
Rhomboid Major and Rhomboid
Minor.
Serratus Anterior Muscle

 The function of the serratus

anterior muscle is to allow the
forward rotation of the arm and to
pull the scapula forward and
around the rib cage.
Pectoralis Minor 

Pectolaris minor is a thin,

triangular muscle, situated at the
upper part of the chest, beneath
the pectolaris minor in the human
body.
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