Depression (kinesiology)

Depression, in kinesiology, is the anatomical term of motion for movement in an inferior direction.

It is the opposite of elevation.

This term is often applied to the shoulders (e.g. dropping them to a normal condition after shrugging them would be depression).

Muscles

• shoulders
  • Latissimus dorsi muscle
  • Pectoralis minor muscle
  • Trapezius muscle
  • Serratus anterior muscle

• clavicle
  • Subclavius muscle

• hyoid / larynx
  • Infrahyoid muscles
    • sternothyroid
    • sternohyoid
    • thyrohyoid
    • omohyoid

• mandible
  • Lateral pterygoid muscle

• lower lip
  • Depressor labii inferioris muscle

• angle of mouth
  • Depressor anguli oris muscle

• eyebrow
  • Depressor supercilii muscle

• nasal septum
  • Depressor septi nasi muscle

• eyeball
  • Inferior rectus muscle
  • Superior oblique muscle

• diaphragm

External links

• Anatomy at Dartmouth shoulder/surface/scsurface2
• Animation at exrx.net
• Photo at lhup.edu