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'''''Serratis ventralis'''''
'''''Serratis ventralis'''''
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*Origin: C4 to 10th rib
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*Insertion: medial scapula and scapular cartilage
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*Action: supporting the weight of the trunk
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**reinforced by strong fascia
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**cervical portion can retract the limb
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**caudal portion can advance the limb
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*Innervation: branch of brachial plexus
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'''''Rhomboids'''''
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*Origin: median connective tissue from poll to withers, lying deep to the trapezius
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*Insertion: dorsal border and adjacent scapula
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*Action: retracting the limb, may also raise limb
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*Innervation: brachial plexus, although in some species, dorsal spinal nerves can innervate
===Deep Musculature Forelimb===
===Deep Musculature Forelimb===
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