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Identify the true statement about the trapezius muscle  it can protract the scapula   it can abduct the humerus   it cannot work in synergy with the serratus anterior   it can medially or downwardly rotate the scapula   it can laterally or upwardly rotate the scapula

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Identify the true statement about the trapezius muscle  it can protract the scapula   it can abduct the humerus   it cannot work in synergy with the serratus anterior   it can medially or downwardly rotate the scapula   it can laterally or upwardly rotate the scapula

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The true statement about the trapezius muscle is: "it can laterally or upwardly rotate the scapula."

Here's why:

  1. The trapezius muscle cannot protract the scapula. Protraction of the scapula is primarily performed by the serratus anterior muscle.

  2. The trapezius muscle does not abduct the humerus. Abduction of the humerus is primarily performed by the deltoid muscle.

  3. The trapezius muscle can indeed work in synergy with the serratus anterior. For example, during upward rotation of the scapula, the upper and lower fibers of the trapezius work with the serratus anterior.

  4. The trapezius muscle can medially (or downwardly) rotate the scapula, but this is not its primary function. The primary muscles for this action are the rhomboids and the pectoralis minor.

  5. The trapezius muscle can laterally (or upwardly) rotate the scapula. This is one of its primary functions, along with the serratus anterior.

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