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Muscles of the Back
The muscles of the back can be broken down into three
groups:
 | superficial - muscles that act on the upper limb
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 | intermediate - muscles of thorax |
 | deep - muscles of vertebral column |
There are 5 pairs of muscles in the superficial layer
(3 are deep to the trapezius>:
 | trapezius |
 | latissimus dorsi |
 | rhomboid major |
 | rhomboid minor |
 | levator scapulae |
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