A 40-year-old man complains that he was hit with a blunt object, on the right side of the neck. now, whenever he moves his head forward, he feels a sharp pain that travels from the back of the skull to the right shoulder, near both the lateral third of the clavicle and the shoulder blade. however, the pain is diminished if he moves his head backwards. what muscle is most likely involved in this injury?

A 40-year-old man complains that he was hit with a blunt object, on the right side of the neck. now, whenever he moves his head forward, he feels a sharp pain that travels from the back of the skull to the right shoulder, near both the lateral third of the clavicle and the shoulder blade. however, the pain is diminished if he moves his head backwards. what muscle is most likely involved in this injury?



A. rhomboideus major
B. pectoralis major
C. trapezius
D. serratus posterior superior
E. levatores costarum

Answer:  C. trapezius


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