page_title: Rhomboid major muscle
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Rhomboid major muscle / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: Rhomboideus major muscle
context_page_description: The rhomboid major is a skeletal muscle on the back that connects the scapula with the vertebrae of the spinal column. In human anatomy, it acts together with the rhomboid minor to keep the scapula pressed against thoracic wall and to retract the scapula toward the vertebral column.
context_section_description: The rhomboid major arises from the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae T2 to T5 as well as the supraspinous ligament.  It inserts on the medial border of the scapula, from about the level of the scapular spine to the scapula's inferior angle.
  The rhomboid major is considered a superficial back muscle.  It is deep to the trapezius, and is located directly inferior to the rhomboid minor.  As the word rhomboid suggests, the rhomboid major is diamond-shaped.  The major in its name indicates that it is the larger of the two rhomboids.
caption: Rhomboideus major muscle
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