In contrast, O'Sullivan et al. (2009) measured
the trapezius fascicles using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and found that the muscle thickness ranged between 3.8 — 15.4 mm depending on the muscle region and the part of the muscle being measured.
Not exact matches
Due to the shape of the
trapezius muscle a more precise measure is to describe cross-sectional area of the muscle by region or by the origin of the
fascicle.
The
fascicles of the
trapezius originate on the vertebrae or at the highest levels, including the intermuscular septum that spans from the back of the head (occipital protuberance) to the seventh cervical vertabrae.
It appears that the
fascicle length of the
trapezius in the fibers inserting on the clavicle and acromion range between 62 — 104 mm and 65 — 125 mm, respectively (Kamibayashi et al. 1998).
Johnson et al. (1996) compared the
fascicles of the
trapezius with origins at the cervical (C3 - 6) and upper (T1) and lower (T5) thoracic vertabrae and reported that the PCSA was 2.3, 1.9 and 0.6 mm2, respectively.