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Test: Serratus Anterior - Palpation

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Background/Purpose

Serratus anterior normally originates by nine or ten slips (muscle branches) from either the first to ninth ribs or the first to eighth ribs. Because two slips usually arise from the second rib, the number of slips is greater than the number of ribs from which they originate.
The muscle is inserted along the medial border of the scapula between the superior and inferior angles along with being inserted along the thoracic vertebrae. The muscle is divided into three named parts depending on their points of insertions:
the serratus anterior superior is inserted near the superior angle
the serratus anterior intermediate is inserted along the medial border
the serratus anterior inferior is inserted near the inferior angle.

Procedure

Palpate the serratus anterior
Performed: Unilaterally

Dialog

No tenderness

Criteria

No tension

Measurement

0.00

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

selection range; grade - LOINC ID

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Left 6 0
Right 6 0
Avg. Measure. Left 0.0 0.0
Avg. Measure. - Right 0.0 0.0

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic