Figure muscle - broad back muscle

Illustration of the broad back muscle (Musculus latissimus dorsi): chest seen from behind (A) and from the side (B).

Broad back muscle
(Musculus latissimus dorsi)

  1. Broad back muscle -
    (1.a + 1.b + 1.c + 1.d)
    Latissimus dorsi muscle
    1a. Shoulder blade proportion -
    Pars scapularis
    1.b Rib portion -
    Pars costalis
    1.c Spine part -
    Pars vertebralis
    1.d ilium portion -
    Pars iliaca
  2. Sacrum - Sacrum
  3. Iliac scoop -
    Ala ossis ilii
  4. Iliac crest -
    Iliac crest
  5. Upper arm shaft -
    Corpus humeri
  6. Shoulder blade - Scapula
  7. Big hump -
    Greater tuberosity
  8. 10th rib - Costa X
  9. 12th rib - Costa XII
  10. Lumbar vertebrae -
    Vertebrae lumbales

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