Origin or trap
External occipital protuberance Medial part of the superior nuchal line Nuchal ligament (eop-c7) Spinous process (c7-t12) Supraspinous ligaments (c7-t12)
Insertion of trap
Upper 3rd: posterior inner surface of the lateral aspect of the clavicle
Middle 3rd: acromion process
Lower 3rd: spine of scapula
Upper 3rd trap
EOP-C4
Middle 3rd trap
C5-T4
Lower 3rd of trap
T5-T12
Innervation of trap
Accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI)
Blood supply for trap
Transverse cervical artery from the subclavian artery
Transverse cervical vein carries it away
Action upper 3rd
Shoulder elevation, clavicular elevation
Action for middle third
Shoulder elevation
Upward scapular rotation
Scapular retraction
Action lower 3rd
Shoulder and scapular depression
Upward scapular rotation