Latissimus Dorsi

Tendons:

Origin: Spines of lower 6 thoracic vertebrae, lumbodorsal fascia, crest of ilium, muscular slips from lower 3 or 4 ribs

Insertion: Floor of bicipital groove of the Humerus

Function: Adducts, extends, and medially rotates the shoulder along with other Muscles which produce shoulder Adduction, other Muscles which produce shoulder Extension and other Muscles which produce shoulder Internal (medial) Rotation

Nerve: Thoracodorsal Nerve

Artery: Descending scapular (transverse cervical) and Subscapular artery

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