Several muscles act to move and/or stabilize the scapula. Which of the following are small rectangular muscles that square the shoulders as they act together to retract the scapula? a. levator scapulae, b. rhomboids, c. serratus anterior, d. trapezius.

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Hi, everyone. Let's take a look at this practice problem together which of the following statements best describes the term maximus in muscle nomenclature. The answer options are a, it is used for the strongest muscle B. It is used for the biggest muscle. C. It is used for the shortest muscle and D it is used for the most primitive muscle. So first, we can eliminate option D right away. There is not a most primitive muscle. So this answer does not make sense. Now, the word maximus means greatest or largest think of the gluteus maximus muscle in the gluteus maximus muscles name Maximus describes the muscle size, not the strength or length of the muscle. So, Maximus is not used for the strongest muscle or the shortest muscle. That means the correct answer is option B, it is used for the biggest muscle. All right, everyone. I hope you found this helpful and I'll see you soon for the next practice problem.