page_title: Rhomboid major muscle
hierarchical_section_title: Rhomboid major muscle
caption_attribution_description: 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 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.
caption: Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Rhomboid major indicated in red.
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