1. GENERAL DISSECTIONS: REGIONAL ANATOMY/ MUSCULATURE OF THE POSTERIOR TORSO
(Rev. 1/2013 – Peterson)
Procedure: Excellent Satisfactory Fair Poor
Integument Removal
Adipose Removal
Muscles:(See List Below)
 Exposure
 Reflection
 Identification
Blood Vessels: Expose and
Identify:
 Occipital a./v.
 Thoracodorsal a./v.
 Dorsal scapular a./v.
 Suprascapular a./v.

Nerves:
 Greater Occipital n.(C2)
 Accessory n. (CN XI)
 Axillary n.
 Thoracodorsal n.
 Suprascapular n.
 Additional Significant
Structures to Identify.
(Labelingis NOT
required)
 Superior Occipital
Protuberance (Inion)
 Nuchal Ligament
 Vertebra prominens
(C7)
 Thoracolumbar fascia
 Triangleof Auscultation
 Lumbar Triangle
 Transversescapular
ligament
 Triangular and
Quadrangular spaces of
the Posterior Thorax
 Muscles of the Rotator
Cuff
 Muscles of the Erector
spinae

2. Musculoskeletal Listfor PosteriorThorax:
Identify:
Bonylandmarksof the Vertebral Column
Bonylandmarksof the Scapula
Label:
Trapezius
Latissimusdorsi
RhomboidmajorandRhomboidminor
Levatorscapula
PosteriorserratussuperiorandPosteriorserratusinferior
Quadratuslumborum
SpleniuscapitisandSpleniuscervicis
Semispinaliscapitis
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teresminor
Teresmajor