Levator Scapulae Anatomy Levator Scapulae muscle is a strap-like, slender muscle that is seen in the floor of the posterior triangle. This muscle originates from the transverse processes of the atlas and axis and also from the posterior tubercles of the third and fourth cervical vertebrae by slender slips of tendon. The …
Rhomboid Major Anatomy The Rhomboid major or Rhomboideus major is also called (in latin) the musculus rhomboideus major and is one of the deep extrinsic shoulder muscles (the deep posterior thoracoappendicular muscles) the others being levator scapulae and rhomboid minor. The two rhomboids (major and minor) lie deep to the trapezius muscle and form parallel bands that pass inferior …
Latissimus dorsi Anatomy The Latissimus dorsi muscle is a large and triangular/fan-shaped muscle of the back with a very wide origin and but very narrow insertion. The Latissimus dorsi has upper, middle and lower parts whose fibers run in different directions. The upper part of this flat sheet of muscle runs horizontally …
Teres Minor Muscle Anatomy Teres minor is a narrow and elongated muscle (cord-like muscle) that is completely hidden by the deltoid muscle and difficult to clearly delineate it from the infraspinatus muscle because teres minor muscle fibers may be fused with fibers of the infraspinatus muscle. Teres minor is part of the rotator cuff muscles that …
Bombay Blood Group (Oh) is a type of blood group in which the individuals do not have A-antigen, nor B-antigen nor H-Antigen but rather have all the antibodies against the A,B and H antigens. The Bombay phenotype was first discovered in 1952 by Dr. Y. M. Bhende in India in a place …
Kidd Blood Group History The Kidd blood group system was discovered in 1951 by Allen and named after Mrs. Kidd, the woman whose serum was found to contain the antibody of this type of blood group while the antigen of the blood group was named Jkafor the initials of the woman’s child whose name …
The Red Blood Cells Antigens refers to protein and carbohydrate or combination of either carbohydrate molecules with protein or carbohydrate with lipid molecules, that are found on the surface of red blood cells. Most red blood cell antigens are synthesized by the red blood cells but some blood group antigens, such as …
Serratus Anterior Anatomy Serratus anterior (also known as the boxers muscle) is a thick and broad muscle of the thorax with a strong and well-developed fascia that covers it. This muscle covers the lateral part of the thorax and also forms the medial wall of the axilla. This muscle was named Serratus (in Latin …